Definition of BOUTIQUE

boutique

Plural: boutiques

Noun

  • A small shop selling fashionable clothes or specialty items.
  • a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
  • A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
  • A small shop located within a larger one.
  • A film production company making only a few movies per year.
  • Any company that has an exclusively smaller client base generally in a niche market or specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services.

Examples

  • a boutique software consultancy
  • Playing BOUTIQUE was a stylish move, showing off her diverse vocabulary on the board.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of apotheke and bodega.

Synonyms

dress shop

Scrabble Score: 19

boutique: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
boutique: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boutique: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

boutique: valid Words With Friends Word