Phrase guide

steam room

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sauna; a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: steam bath, vapor bath, vapour bath

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room

Narrower terms: sauna, sweat room, Turkish bath

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 蒸氣室 /蒸气室 (zhēngqìshì) — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons
  • Finnish: löylyhuone — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons
  • Ido: stuvo — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons
  • Latin: sūdātōrium — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons
  • Polish: łaźnia parowa — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons
  • Polish: sauna parowa — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons
  • Russian: пари́лка (parílka) — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons
  • Ukrainian: ла́зня (láznja) — a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons