bedroom

1 of 2

noun

bed·​room ˈbed-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping

bedroomed

ˈbed-ˌrümd 

-ˌru̇md

adjective

bedroom

2 of 2

adjective

1

: dealing with, suggestive of, or inviting sexual relations

a bedroom farce

bedroom eyes

2

: inhabited or used by commuters

a bedroom community

Examples of bedroom in a Sentence

Adjective

The play is a bedroom farce about a middle-aged couple.

She looked at him with bedroom eyes.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Upstairs, Dirand took down walls so that the primary bedroom runs the full width of the house, capturing light from sunrise over the ocean to sunset over the garden. — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026

Those one-bedroom apartments will continue to rent for $1,984 a month. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Floor plans include 20 three- and five-bedroom condos and one penthouse condo. — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Beauer The second bedroom behind the kitchen/bathroom is a customizable space that buyers can opt to use as an office with desk, a kids room with dual bunk beds or another double bedroom with 160 x 200-cm bed. — New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1570, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bedroom

• bedroom community
• guest bedroom
• master bedroom

Rhymes for bedroom

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume
• courtroom

Kids Definition

bedroom

noun

bed·​room

-ˌrüm, 

-ˌru̇m

: a room used for sleeping