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 lunch, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, takes place in a fresh, open space that was once home to an auditorium with a stage, a legacy from longtime member and former Milwaukee Mayor Frank Zeidler, who believed in the value of public discussion. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025

Kirk’s visit to the school in the spring had drawn a crowd of twenty-five hundred, filling an auditorium to capacity. —Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025

Among these advocates was Areulia Davis, whose kindergarten class had met on the auditorium stage in an overcrowded Pope elementary in the 1960s. —Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025

Within the massive auditorium, the ceiling is lined with thousands of tiny lights resembling stars that shimmer as the lights dim. —Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 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