bedroom

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noun

bed·​room ˈbed-ˌrüm How to pronounce bedroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping
bedroomed
ˈbed-ˌrümd How to pronounce bedroom (audio)
-ˌru̇md
adjective

bedroom

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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.
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Noun
Shop living room seating, bedroom sets, office furniture, dining sets and more. Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 How many people can live in an ADU? ADUs are typically allowed to have up to two bedrooms, although some areas only allow one-bedroom or studio ADUs. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
By mid-2024, Wymara will add five more multi-bedroom villas, bringing the total up to 12, as well as a new restaurant and bar beside the villa beach. Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2023 Many of the resorts also have multi-bedroom houses for group getaways. Annie Midori Atherton, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bedroom 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1600, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedroom was in 1600

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Cite this Entry

“Bedroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedroom. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

bedroom

noun
bed·​room
-ˌrüm,
-ˌru̇m
: a room used for sleeping
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