A sauna is a heatedmade warm by fire, electricity, or another source room or small building used for sweatingproducing moisture from the skin because of heat or exercise and relaxationa state of rest and reduced tension, especially in Finnish-style bathing. In English, it most often refers to the room itself, not the act of bathing.
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Pronunciation
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Accent: General American English
IPA: /ˈsaʊnə/
Easy pronunciation: SOW-nuh (approximate spelling).
Stress: Stress the first syllable.
Noun meaning a heated room or small building for sweating and relaxing.
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Sauna Meaning
a very hot room used for sweating and relaxing
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a heated room or small building where people sit to sweat and relax; in the Finnish style, steam is made by pouring water over hot rocks
Example: After the workout, they spent ten minutes in the sauna.
Synonyms for this meaning:
- sweat room — A direct substitute for the sense of a hot room used for sweating.
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Sauna Synonyms
Similar Meaning
- sweat room
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Common Mistakes
- People sometimes use sauna for any very hot place, but in standard English it usually refers to the special heated room.
- Sauna is not the same as steam room, which is a related but different type of bathing room.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does sauna mean?
Sauna means a hot room or small building where people sit to sweat and relax.
What are the synonyms of sauna?
The main synonym in the supplied data is sweat room.
Is a sauna the same as a steam room?
No. They are similar, but a sauna is usually a dry heat room, often with hot rocks and added water for steam.
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