living room

noun

1

: a room in a residence used for the common social activities of the occupants

2

: lebensraum

called also living space

Examples of living room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For multi-generation families that want to stay together, Benton Cottage offers the perfect base, containing four bedrooms and bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and enclosed back yard. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Pneumatic compression boots, once mostly seen in physical therapy clinics and pro locker rooms, are now showing up on kitchen chairs and living room floors, marketed for everything from lymphatic drainage to post-workout recovery. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Its entrance opens onto a living room with a large sofa bed that should be useful for occasional guests. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

It’s clad in wood paneling from floor to ceiling, with mood-setting features like a massive living room window that looks onto the forest, a wood-burning fireplace, and a record player. — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for living room

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

Kids Definition

living room

noun

: a room in a house for general family use