Definition of Soiree

1. Noun. A party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house).

Generic synonyms: Party
Specialized synonyms: Musical Soiree, Soiree Musicale

Definition of Soiree

1. n. An evening party; -- distinguished from levee, and matinée.

Definition of Soiree

1. Noun. a formal evening party ¹

2. Noun. A formal evening party. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Soiree

1. an evening party [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soiree

soilages
soilborne
soile
soiled
soilier
soiliest
soiliness
soiling
soilings
soilless
soillike
soils
soilure
soilures
soily
soiree (current term)
soiree musicale
soirees
soitenly
soixante-neuf
soja
soja bean
sojas
sojer
sojourn
sojourned
sojourner
sojourners
sojournest
sojourneth

Literary usage of Soiree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1894)
"The Microscopical soiree.—One of our English Exchanges ... It is gratifying to learn that the loss on the last soiree wag only £10; ..."

2. Autobiography and Personal Recollections of John B. Gough: With Twenty-six by John Bartholomew Gough (1870)
"Fete at Sudbrook Park—soiree at George Cruikshank's—Edinburgh— Orkney Islands—Absence of Trees—Trip to Sanday—Visit to Paris —Pumpkin Pie—Drunkenness in ..."

3. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1873)
"... 4 n 10 Ь Embassy, soiree at, the Royal Family present, 17 m 7 6 Government Ecclesiastical Bille, Prussian RC, Bishops Protest against, 6/5 a • Official ..."

4. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"... BO ROUGH soiree. ODD MR. PUNCH,—I am an author by trade, and in confidence send you my card, which will satisfy you of my name and my place of business. ..."

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