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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessolarium
Pronunciation / Transliteration: so.la.ʁjɔm
"Ils se détendent souvent dans le solarium ensoleillé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room in a house featuring large windows designed to admit a maximum amount of sunlight.
"They sat in the sunparlor reading books while enjoying the warm morning light." - 2
A glass-enclosed porch or conservatory used as a living space during cooler weather.
"The house was remodeled to include a spacious sunparlor overlooking the backyard garden."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the Old English 'sunne' (sun) and the Old French 'parler' or Middle English 'parlour' (a room for conversation). Emerging in North American architectural terminology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it denotes a specialized room designed to maximize exposure to sunlight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sunparlor" is said worldwide
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solarium
Transliteration: so.la.ʁjɔm
"Ils se détendent souvent dans le solarium ensoleillé."
Wintergarten
Transliteration: ˈvɪntɐˌɡaʁtn̩
"Die Familie trinkt Kaffee im hellen Wintergarten."
veranda soleggiata
Transliteration: veˈran.da so.ledˈdʒa.ta
"La veranda soleggiata è il posto migliore della casa."
solario
Transliteration: soˈla.ɾjo
"Pasaron la tarde leyendo en el solario de la casa."
sala de sol
Transliteration: ˈsa.lɐ dʒi sɔw
"A sala de sol é muito iluminada durante o dia."
धूप कक्ष
Transliteration: dhoop kaksh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वे सुबह के समय धूप कक्ष में बैठना पसंद करते हैं।"
日光室
Transliteration: rì guāng shì
"我们在日光室里享受温暖的下午茶。"
썬룸
Transliteration: sseon-rum
Script: 한국어 한글
"햇살이 가득한 썬룸에서 책을 읽었습니다."
サンルーム
Transliteration: sanrūmu
Script: 日本語
"家族みんなで明るいサンルームでくつろぎました。"
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