auditorium

noun

au·​di·​to·​ri·​um ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 

plural auditoriums or auditoria ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-ə 

1

: the part of a public building where an audience sits

2

: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings

Synonyms of auditorium

• amphitheater
• theater
• hall

Examples of auditorium in a Sentence

will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium

Recent Examples on the Web

The production company was specifically approved to use the school’s auditorium, locker rooms, gym, cafeteria, parking lots, front of the school and Room 101. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026

With its curved ceiling, the 120-seat auditorium serves not just as a film and laser show venue but also as a planetarium. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026

The package is to include $40 million in general obligation bond funding to modernize the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium, a 5,800-seat auditorium built in 1932. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026

The media, too, will be on the move in the summer of 2027, certainly in terms of pre and post-match duties with an auditorium for press conferences planned on the ground level of the new Kop, along with a media lounge nearby. —Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin audītōrium "lecture room, hall, body of listeners," from audīre "to hear" + -tōrium, suffix of places, from neuter of -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix — more at audible entry 1, auditory entry 2

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for auditorium

• emporium
• scriptorium
• tentorium
• triforium
• cladosporium
• crematorium
• eupatorium
• moratorium
• sanatorium
• conservatorium
• helminthosporium
• corium

Kids Definition

auditorium

noun

au·​di·​to·​ri·​um ˌȯd-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əm 

-ˈtȯr-

1

: the part of a public building where an audience sits

2

: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings