bedroom

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noun

bed·​room ˈbed-ˌrüm How to pronounce bedroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
Synonyms of bedroomnext
: 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
Flooring company Anderson Tuftex is seeing a resurgence in plush carpeting for bedrooms, stairs, hallways, and living rooms, where plush carpets add texture and warmth while increasing acoustic comfort by reducing sound. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026 If your children do homework at the kitchen table instead of their bedrooms, find a spot to keep school supplies handy. Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026 The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026 Surprisingly, of the features that add value to new houses, bathrooms are more important than bedrooms, NAHB’s research found. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedroom

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1570, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedroom was circa 1570

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“Bedroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedroom. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

bedroom

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

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