salon

noun

sa·​lon sə-ˈlän 

ˈsa-ˌlän,

sa-ˈlōⁿ

1

: an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)

2

: a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person

3

a

: a hall for exhibition of art

b

capitalized : an annual exhibition of works of art

4

: a stylish business establishment or shop

a beauty salon

Synonyms

• gallery
• museum

Examples of salon in a Sentence

at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art

Recent Examples on the Web

Boyd’s life—from working as a shampoo girl at a beauty salon in London before being scouted as a model to working with photographers like David Bailey, socializing around the Swinging Sixties in Mary Quant miniskirts, and her one-liner part in A Hard Day’s Night—is primed for its own biopic. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025

The case went cold until 2019, when forensic experts linked the gun used in the Burke shooting to the shooting deaths of the 10-year-boy at the nail salon and Perez. —Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

Photo : Heesen Yachts The dining area in the main salon. —Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025

For a good visual to bring to the salon, check out Ana de Armas’s hair at the Oscars (which Rez is responsible for). —Sophia Panych, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for salon

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon

Kids Definition

salon

noun

sa·​lon sə-ˈlän 

ˈsal-ˌän

1

: an apartment or living room of stylish design

2

: a social gathering held in a salon

3

a

: an art gallery

b

: an annual exhibition of art

4

: a stylish business establishment