ensuite
ensuite Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Immediately adjoining a bedroom and forming a single, private unit with it (typically referring to a bathroom).
"The master bedroom features an ensuite bathroom with a walk-in shower."
• noun
A private bathroom that is directly connected to and accessible only through a bedroom.
"The primary bedroom includes a spacious ensuite with heated tile floors."
British A hotel room or bedroom equipped with its own private attached bathroom.
"We booked a double ensuite overlooking the harbour for the weekend."
• adverb
As a single connected unit or part of the same set (especially of a bedroom and its adjoining bathroom).
"All guest rooms at the boutique hotel have bathrooms located ensuite."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often spelled as two words ('en suite') or hyphenated ('en-suite'), especially when used as an adverb or attributive adjective; the single-word form 'ensuite' is particularly common as a noun in British, Australian, and Canadian English.
• Rhymes for ensuite
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from the French phrase 'en suite', meaning 'in a sequence' or 'in a series', from Old French 'suite' (a following or retinue), ultimately derived from Latin 'sequi' (to follow).