bonheur du jour

bon·heur du jour
UK, plural, singular/bɒˌnɜː d(j)uː ˈʒʊə/US, plural, singular/bəˌnɝ d(j)u ˈʒʊɹ/US/bəˌnɝ də ˈʒʊɹ/

noun

An 18th- and 19th-century lady's portable writing desk with a raised back.

OriginFrench bonheur-du-jour →
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Meanings

nounbonheur du jour (plural bonheurs du jour)

plural bonheurs du jour

  1. historicalfurnitureAn 18th- and 19th-century lady's portable writing desk with a raised back.

Origin

  1. Frenchbonheur-du-jour
  2. Englishbonheur du jour

Borrowed from French bonheur-du-jour (literally “daytime delight”), conjectured to be from its sudden rise in popularity.

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Translations

French bonheur-du-jour
  • bonheur-du-jourlady's writing desk
Italian bonheur-du-jour, scrivania
  • bonheur-du-jourlady's writing desk
  • scrivanialady's writing desk

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bonheur du jour

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“bonheur du jour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonheur%20du%20jour. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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