fireside

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noun

fire·​side ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌsīd How to pronounce fireside (audio)
Synonyms of firesidenext
1
: a place near the fire or hearth
2
: home

fireside

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adjective

: 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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Noun
Following a fireside chat with Ric Lewis, senior vice president of infrastructure at IBM, Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan reaffirmed a buy rating on IBM stock and increased his price target to $315 from $300. Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 21 June 2026 The summit will feature producer Bonnie Arnold, who will take part in a fireside chat. Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 June 2026
Adjective
The speaker sessions will open with a fireside chat featuring lifetime achievement award recipient Robert Stone, CEO of City of Hope. Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Although the Great American Songbook still lay ahead in the nineteen-twenties, people everywhere could hear the tunes of Tin Pan Alley and, starting in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats. Arthur Krystal, New Yorker, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fireside

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fireside was in 1533

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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

fireside

noun
fire·​side
ˈfī(ə)r-ˌsīd
1
: a place near the hearth
2

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