brothel

Noun

Meaning

A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bordello cathouse house of ill repute sporting house bagnio bawdyhouse whorehouse house of prostitution house of ill fame disorderly house knocking shop academy nunnery harem dive

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Antonyms

mess

Hypernyms

building edifice

Hyponyms

massage parlor

Phrases with the word

couldn't organise an orgy in a brothel brothel-keeping brothel area brothel district

Anagrams

blother Holbert

Examples

In Hollywood, a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel. Ben Hecht

Building of European Commission would be perfect for a brothel. Janusz Korwin-Mikke

If a young girl is being forced into a brothel she will not talk about her rights. In such a situation the word would sound ludicrously inadequate. Simone Weil

To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable. Yannick Noah

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions. Arthur Koestler

There are no virgins in a brothel. Netherlands Antillean Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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