The difference between Lounge and Sofa

When used as nouns, lounge means a waiting room in an office, airport etc, whereas sofa means a raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.


Lounge is also verb with the meaning: to relax.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lounge and Sofa

  1. Lounge as a noun:

    A waiting room in an office, airport etc.

  2. Lounge as a noun:

    A domestic living room.

  3. Lounge as a noun:

    An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

  4. Lounge as a noun:

    A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.

  5. Lounge as a noun:

    The act of one who lounges; idle reclining.

  1. Lounge as a verb:

    To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

  1. Sofa as a noun (Middle East, _, architecture, archaic):

    A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.

  2. Sofa as a noun (furniture):

    An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.

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