Definition of ATELIER

atelier

Meanings

Plural: ateliers

Noun

  • a studio especially for an artist or designer
  • A studio or workshop, especially for an artist, designer, or fashion house.

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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
atelier is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
atelier is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

atelier is a valid Words With Friends word