Synonyms for bower

Most common

arbor US · pergola · boudoir · alcove

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

Related words

Word family

bowerwoman bowery

Phrases

virgin's bower lady's bower

Forms

Plural

bowers → arbors, pergolas, alcoves, boudoirs…

Example sentences

• pergola There's a pergola in the garden.
• boudoir Tom took some boudoir photos of Mary.
• alcove I found an alcove with a statue of a Hindu deity.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

arbor²

6 letters

alcove², arbour²

7 letters

boudoir², pergola³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arbor² = 2 syllables).