: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
Examples of fireside in a Sentence
Noun
We sat chatting at the fireside.
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Essence, 6 July 2025
Photo : Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty The fireside library.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 July 2025
Standing out within the primary dwelling is a fireside living room flaunting a row of French doors spilling out to a covered veranda.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
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Noun
Join us for an illuminating fireside chat with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Essence, 6 July 2025
Photo : Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty The fireside library.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Adjective
Joy Reid will sit for a fireside chat during the annual Women C-Suite luncheon, hosted by Google, L’Oréal Group and The Walt Disney Company; meanwhile, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Reverend Al Sharpton engage in a special one-on-one conversation.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 July 2025
Standing out within the primary dwelling is a fireside living room flaunting a row of French doors spilling out to a covered veranda.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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