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En suite

Meaning in interior design, with examples

/ˌɒn ˈswiːt/nounCore term

In interior design, en suite means: A bathroom that opens directly off a bedroom and is used only by the people in that room; also used as an adjective, as in an en suite bedroom.

In Turkish: ebeveyn banyosu, odaya bağlı banyo

How it is used

Common in British English, house listings and hotels; also written en-suite or ensuite. Americans more often say primary bathroom, master bath or attached bathroom. It comes from French but is used as an ordinary English word.

Example sentences

  1. Each guest room has its own en suite with a walk-in shower.

  2. We can fit a small en suite if we take half a metre from the bedroom.

Common collocations

  • en suite bathroom
  • en suite shower room
  • master en suite
  • vanity unitA bathroom cabinet that holds a washbasin, with storage underneath or around it; it can stand on the floor or be fixed to the wall.
  • walk-in showerA shower without a door or full enclosure, usually with one fixed glass panel and a floor that is level or almost level with the rest of the bathroom.
  • sanitarywareCeramic bathroom fittings such as toilets, washbasins, bidets and urinals; in the trade it sometimes also covers baths and shower trays.

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