drawing room

noun

1

a

: a formal reception room

b

: a private room on a railroad passenger car with three berths and an enclosed toilet

2

: a formal reception

Examples of drawing room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No injuries were reported at The Adolphus, located at 1321 Commerce Street, after a mix of frozen precipitation and glass fell to the floor Tuesday night, damaging the hotel’s drawing room area. —Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026

Lovelorn Penelope Featherington has been a staple in the Bridgerton drawing room since Daphne and Simon were still navigating the early stages of their relationship. —Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026

There are no sleeping berths on board, and only a small drawing room that has been converted to a kitchen, so the car is best for smaller groups planning day trips or hotel stays throughout a longer journey. —Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026

One day, the two sisters were playing under the drawing room table and managed to smash an antique Chinese vase on top of it. —Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

short for withdrawing room

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for drawing room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume

Kids Definition

drawing room

noun

: a formal room for entertaining company

Etymology

shortened from withdrawing room "a room one can go to to be alone"