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

The house has seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, plus a guest house, a pool and spa, and 100 feet of water frontage. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

At some point, Bernard decides to give a bedroom tour, showing off his collection of Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy posters. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

In the extra bedrooms, storage was sacrificed in favor of wall space. — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

All books were printed from their bedroom, in editions of a few hundred. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 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