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

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The space features a private viewing room that feels more like a cozy living room than a showroom where guests can see how art might feel in their own homes. William Jones, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 The kind of public living room, knitted into the social fabric of Powell’s native Dublin, that so bewitched Mester during their transatlantic courtship. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025 Hints of that creative process pepper the open-layout living room. Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025 The Ochoco's bathroom is situated on the opposite side of the home to its living room and includes a shower, sink, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns toilet waste into ash. New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for living room

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of living room was in 1787

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“Living room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20room. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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living room

noun
: a room in a house for general family use

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