Phrase guide

dressing room

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ ɹʊm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ ɹuːm/
  • General-American: /ˈd(ʒ)ɹɛsɪŋ ɹum/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A room used for dressing or changing clothes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A room used for dressing or changing clothes.

A small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: walk-in closet, walk-in wardrobe

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A room used for dressing or changing clothes.

A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A room used for dressing or changing clothes.

A changing room at a recreational or sports venue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: changing room, locker room

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a room in which you can change clothes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَنْزَع (manzaʕ) — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Bulgarian: съблекалня (sǎblekalnja) — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Catalan: vestidor — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化妝室 /化妆室 (huàzhuāngshì) — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Esperanto: vestejo — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Finnish: vaatehuone — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • French: dressing — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • French: dressing-room — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • German: Ankleideraum — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • German: Ankleidezimmer — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Indonesian: kamar ganti — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Indonesian: ruang ganti — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Indonesian: ruang busana — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Indonesian: ruang salin — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Italian: cabina armadio — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Japanese: 更衣室 (kōishitsu) — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Malay: bilik persalinan — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Polish: garderoba — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Portuguese: closet — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Russian: гардеро́бная (garderóbnaja) — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Spanish: vestidor — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Spanish: vestier — a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
  • Bulgarian: гримьорна (grimjorna) — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Catalan: camerino — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Dutch: kleedkamer — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Esperanto: tualetejo — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Esperanto: vestejo — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Finnish: pukuhuone — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • French: loge — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Galician: camerino — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • German: Künstlergarderobe — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Indonesian: ruang hias — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Indonesian: ruang ganti — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Italian: camerino — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Japanese: 楽屋 (gakuya) — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Polish: przebieralnia — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Portuguese: camarim — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Spanish: camerino — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Spanish: vestuario — room in a theatre and television in which performs may change costumes and apply makeup
  • Arabic: غُرْفَة الْمَلَابِس — changing room
  • Armenian: զգեցարան (zgecʻaran) — changing room
  • Armenian: զուգարան (zugaran) — changing room
  • Bulgarian: съблекалня (sǎblekalnja) — changing room
  • Chinese Mandarin: 更衣室 (gēngyīshì) — changing room
  • Czech: šatna — changing room
  • Danish: garderobe — changing room
  • Danish: påklædningsværelse — changing room
  • Finnish: pukeutumishuone — changing room
  • Finnish: pukuhuone — changing room
  • French: vestiaire — changing room
  • German: Ankleideraum — changing room
  • Greek: καμαρίνι (kamaríni) — changing room
  • Hungarian: öltöző — changing room
  • Ido: vesteyo — changing room
  • Ido: vestizeyo — changing room
  • Japanese: 更衣室 (kōishitsu) — changing room
  • Japanese: ドレッシングルーム (doresshingu rūmu) — changing room
  • Macedonian: соблекува́лна (soblekuválna) — changing room
  • Norwegian Bokmål: garderobe — changing room
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: garderobe — changing room
  • Polish: przebieralnia — changing room
  • Portuguese: balneário — changing room
  • Romanian: cabină de schimb — changing room
  • Romanian: cabină vestimentară — changing room
  • Romanian: vestiar — changing room
  • Russian: гримёрная (grimjórnaja) — changing room
  • Russian: гардеро́бная (garderóbnaja) — changing room
  • Russian: раздева́лка (razdeválka) — changing room
  • Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-èididh — changing room
  • Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-sgeadachaidh — changing room
  • Serbo-Croatian: svlačionica — changing room
  • Spanish: vestier — changing room
  • Spanish: probador — changing room
  • Swedish: loge — changing room
  • Swedish: klädkammare — changing room
  • Swedish: omklädningsrum — changing room