sauna

CEFRB1

/ˈsɔː.nə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

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noun
A small hot room used for bathing in steam or dry heat.
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noun
Extra detail
In some countries, a business with bath-like facilities that is actually a brothel or a place for (non-commercial) sexual encounters; a bathhouse or massage parlour.

Examples

An insulated soft-wood room and a good heater are the absolute necessities for a sauna.
He was in the process of meditating before the mandala when she entered the sauna.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 1

Also pronounced

/ˈsaʊ.nə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

The act of using a sauna.
A room or a house designed for heat sessions.
A very hot place or room.

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In context

The idea of entering a sauna wearing clothes is unthinkable.
Joanne went for a sauna after her swim.
John had a sauna after his swim.

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The bather sat on a wooden bench inside the hot blank and sweated.

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Citations

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Of course, it will never get -100 here like it does in Antarctica, but a 300-degree swing was still theoretically possible on a record-cold Minnesota morning–if we got the sauna hot enough.
2019 February 8, Saunatimes Guest Posts, quoting Tyler, “Father and sons take a 280 degree f. sauna, documenting the only “300 Club” in North America”, in SaunaTimes, archived fro...
As health-conscious Americans have jumped headfirst into saunas, some Europeans have at times also found themselves a little baffled by their fellow steam lovers’ behavior, worried a millennia-old tradition is being warped by American wellness culture.
2026 January 18, Kristy Alpert, “The Europeans Have Some Notes About American Sauna Culture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2026
One of my favorite saunas was just one go and thirteen minutes long, including clean up time.
2019 February 8, Saunatimes Guest Posts, quoting Tony, “Father and sons take a 280 degree f. sauna, documenting the only “300 Club” in North America”, in SaunaTimes, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2022
McPhail ran Maitland's brothels—knocking-shops in Maryhill, Riddrie, Dennistoun, and the more upscale saunas in the West End and city centre.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 250
“I find it disgusting,” she said. “It would be a total no-no to go to a sauna in Austria with your bathing suit, and an insult to wear workout clothes.” She now saunas at home.
2026 January 18, Kristy Alpert, “The Europeans Have Some Notes About American Sauna Culture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack.

Deep Dive

noun

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Quick test

The bather sat on a wooden bench inside the hot blank— and sweated.

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noun

The bather sat on a wooden bench inside the hot blank and sweated.