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

There is a large, unrenovated room that could be used for an additional bedroom, gym or office, according to its listing. —Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026

Audiences have championed the films for their creeping realism and slow-building scares that made ordinary bedrooms, hallways and home security cameras feel terrifying. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

The estate’s clearest expression of that philosophy arrives this season with the opening of La Clapière, a seven-bedroom private villa set within its own 25-acre property just beyond the main château grounds. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026

Nordheim Court offers 454 units ranging in size from studios to four bedrooms, the university's website states. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 May 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