atelier
Plural: ateliers
Noun
- A workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist.
- a studio especially for an artist or designer
- A studio or workshop, especially for an artist, designer, or fashion house.
Examples
- He viewed the Scrabble board as an atelier for crafting beautiful words.
Origin / Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French atelier, from Middle French astelier, from astelle (“small piece of wood, etc., to hold a broken bone in place, splint”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis; axle”)) + -ier (suffix denoting the location of an abode).
Synonyms
artist's workroom
Scrabble Score: 7
atelier: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordatelier: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
atelier: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
atelier: valid Words With Friends Word