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

Commercials Are Great for Schmoozing Guests at the Tonys, particularly the A-list talent at the front of the auditorium, don’t stay seated during the commercial breaks. —Brent Lang, Variety, 8 June 2026

On a Wednesday evening in April, three hundred people crammed into the lime-green auditorium of a high school to hear representatives from across the political spectrum debate the population cap. —Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

After being directed to sit down without her diploma, she was then escorted out of the auditorium to meet with the dean and the principal, Zataya Shackelford. —Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

At that moment, Barksdale’s sister appeared at the back of the auditorium, dressed in her military uniform and ready to present him with his diploma. —Christina Cardona, USA Today, 2 June 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