soirée
/ˈswɑːreɪ
/(also soiree)
noun
An evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for conversation or music.In the suburbs, the middle class developed their own set of cultural institutions, of golf and tennis clubs, musical soirées and garden parties....
- The Johannesburg Botanic Gardens also host several outdoor Sunday music soirées throughout the year.
- In elegant Georgian times, crinolined ladies were carried from their town houses to the season's grand balls and soirées in sedan chairs.
Origin
French, from soir 'evening'.
Rhymes
- prementum
- premeridian
- premetallic
- premetamorphic
- premiable
- premial
- premiate
- premiated
- premiation
- premie
- premier
- premieral
- premier cru
- premier danseur
- premier division
- premiere
- premiere danseuse
- premieress
- Premier League
- premiership
- pre-milking
- premillenarian
- premillenarianism
- premillennial
- premillennialism