dinette

noun

di·​nette dī-ˈnet How to pronounce dinette (audio)
: a small space usually off a kitchen used for informal dining
also : furniture for such a space

Examples of dinette in a Sentence

The apartment includes a dinette.
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For instance, Frankia does away with the two-seat dinette bench in the front of the Yucon 6.0 in order to slide everything else forward and accommodate longitudinal rear beds. New Atlas, 26 July 2025 The sliding bathroom works in collaboration with a foldable front dinette and telescopic driver-side bed platform with folding mattress. New Atlas, 26 July 2025 The vis-a-vis dinette transforms into a single bed, and buyers can add an upper bed to create a double bunk area. New Atlas, 29 June 2025 The kitchen also has a dinette booth and large seamless windows throughout the space. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dinette

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dinette was in 1925

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“Dinette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinette. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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dinette

noun
di·​nette dī-ˈnet How to pronounce dinette (audio)
: a separate area or small room used for dining
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