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 Afro-chic, three-bedroom private villa Elela is like having your very own safari camp, fully equipped with staff, a private game vehicle, and even a dedicated watering hole for prime wildlife viewing. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Upstairs were the bedrooms, an office and a bathroom with a claw foot tub and radiant-heated floors. — Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Being able to move that puppet and a camera at least as large as her bedroom that the puppet is moving through? — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026

With November here and temperatures starting to drop, there's no better time to give your bedroom a cozy seasonal refresh. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 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