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

Permit records show that the structure was pitched as a music pavilion, complete with a grand piano, living room and bathroom inside. —Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026

Scott admitted to lying to police to protect Daniel Serafini, the man who shot Spohr’s parents in an ambush five years ago as the couple watched TV in their living room. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026

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Inside the primary dwelling is a living room sporting a reddish-brown fireplace stretching to the ceiling, a seated bar tucked in the corner, and a wall of collapsible glass doors spilling outside. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 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