Boudoir vs. Cabinet — What's the Difference?

A boudoir (; French: [bu.dwaʁ]) is a woman's private sitting room or salon in a furnished residence, usually between the dining room and the bedroom, but can also refer to a woman's private bedroom. The term derives from the French verb bouder (to sulk or pout) or adjective boudeur (sulking)—the room was originally a space for sulking in, or one to put away or withdraw to.

An upright, cupboardlike repository with shelves, drawers, or compartments for the safekeeping or display of objects.

A private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom, especially one belonging to a woman.

(Computers) The box that houses the main components of a computer, such as the central processing unit, disk drives, and expansion slots.

Of, relating to, or suggestive of sexual intimacy

Often Cabinet A body of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister to head the executive departments of the government and to act as official advisers.

A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.

(Archaic) A small or private room set aside for a specific activity.

A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's bedroom; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room.

Rhode Island & Southeastern Massachusetts See milkshake.

A lady's bedroom or private sitting room

Suitable for storage or display in a cabinet, as because of size or decorative quality.

Of, relating to, or being a member of a governmental cabinet

Used in the making of cabinets

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

A cupboard.

The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game, a cab.

(historical) A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".

A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.

(Kentucky) A cabinet-level agency in the executive branch; that is, an agency headed by a member of the governor's cabinet.

(archaic) A small chamber or private room.

(often capitalized) A collection of art or ethnographic objects.

Milkshake.

(obsolete) A hut; a cottage; a small house.

An enclosure for mechanical or electrical equipment.

A hut; a cottage; a small house.

A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.

A private room in which consultations are held.

The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council.

A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence:

Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself.

Suitable for a cabinet; small.

To inclose

A cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

Persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

Housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television