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

To kick back and relax, the drawing room opens out to landscaped gardens through elegant French doors, while the sitting room features William Morris wallpaper and a wood burner. —Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

The Art Deco world of Poirot has long since been concreted over by some ’70s town planners, and the Miss Marple chintzy rural drawing room is not a place that many people frequent. —Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025

Entertaining spaces flow from there: a formal dining room that seats 20, a drawing room with marble fireplace, and an orangery that opens directly to a west-facing terrace. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 June 2025

Soaked in rich colors and gilded detailing, the drawing room is now open to the public for the first time in its history. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 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"