soiree
pronunciation
How to pronounce soiree in British English:
UK [ˈswɑ:reɪ]
How to pronounce soiree in American English:
US [swɑˈreɪ]
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- Noun:
- a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
Word Origin
- soirée
- soirée: see serenade
- soiree (n.)
- "an evening party," 1793, from French soirée, from soir "evening," from Old French soir "evening, night" (10c.), from Latin sero (adv.) "late, at a late hour," from serum "late hour," neuter of serus "late," from PIE *se-ro-, suffixed form of root *se- (2) "long, late" (cognates: Sanskrit sayam "in the evening," Lithuanian sietuva "deep place in a river," Old English sið "after," German seit "since," Gothic seiþus "late," Middle Irish sith, Middle Breton hir "long").
Example
- 1. We don 't usually let newcomers join our little soiree .
- 2. What 's a soiree without panache ?
- 3. And of course , no , you shouldn 't drink too much eggnog at any workplace soiree .
- 4. The sufi flavoured music soiree consists of six songs that are soul-stirring .
- 5. Mr. scrushy hosted parties on the chez soiree , his 92-foot yacht , and arranged to pay for breast augmentation for a member of a company-sponsored singing group .