chez
At, in French
Chez is borrowed from French and is interchangeable with at or with in single, limited senses of those prepositions: when they are followed by the name of a person or place and suggest accompaniment or hospitality.
It is used mainly in a literary or humorous way: Did you dine chez Louise yesterday?
One receiving guests
domicile · household · hearth · sanctuary · visit · invitation · welcome · soiree
Informal small restaurant
- brasserieInformal French restaurant
- patisserieFrench pastry shop
- boulangerieFrench bread shop
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
terroir · sommelier · gourmet · charcuterie · escargot · coq au vin · ratatouille · bouillabaisse
Hospitable greeting offered
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- warmthHeat you feel
- generosityReadiness to give freely
graciousness · cordiality · conviviality · guests · reception · accommodation · catering · service
State of proximity
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
- togethernessState of close connection
bonding · warmth · trust · companionship · rapport · kinship · privacy · confidante
host
One receiving guests
abode · domicile · household · hearth · sanctuary · visit · invitation · welcome · soiree · gathering
bistro
Informal small restaurant
- brasserieInformal French restaurant
- patisserieFrench pastry shop
- boulangerieFrench bread shop
cuisine · terroir · sommelier · gourmet · charcuterie · escargot · coq au vin · ratatouille · bouillabaisse · croissant
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- warmthHeat you feel
generosity · graciousness · cordiality · conviviality · guests · reception · accommodation · catering · service · fete
closeness
State of proximity
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
togetherness · bonding · warmth · trust · companionship · rapport · kinship · privacy · confidante · inner circle
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- French prepositionsa, en, sous, avec, sans
chezpublic
Available to all
in public · out in the open · al fresco · en plein air · communal