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

• amphitheater
• theater
• theatre
• hall

Examples of auditorium in a Sentence

will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium

Recent Examples on the Web

The windows, the seats in the auditoriums, all throughout the schools. —Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025

That night, the auditorium was hosting the Friends of Fred Walecki benefit concert. —Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025

Vaughns’ name is still officially tied to the campus, though, after the school board voted to name the auditorium in his honor in 2019, in addition to naming the eighth-grade wing after former principal Jorge Mendoza. —Lina Ruiz august 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025

In honor of Lindahl, the performance auditorium inside Orchestra Hall will be renamed the Lindahl Auditorium starting this fall. —Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025

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

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

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