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en suite

UK/ɒ̃ ˈswiːt/US/ɑn ˈswit/
adjectiveB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

En suite means having its own bathroom attached. An en suite room, en suite facilities, the room is en suite.

It is a French phrase meaning in sequence and is used in English almost only about bathrooms. British hotel listings turned it into a noun as well, so a room may simply have an en suite.

Definitions of en suite

  1. 1adjectiveen suiteHaving its own bathroom attached.B2

    “Every bedroom in the hotel is en suite, so you don't have to share a bathroom.”

en suite is a quality.

Where it comes from

French en suite means in sequence or forming a set.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *sekʷ-

  2. French

    en suite

  3. English, today

    en suite

From French en suite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Hotel & Staying Away

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