bedroom

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noun

bed·​room ˈbed-ˌrüm How to pronounce bedroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
Synonyms of bedroomnext
: a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping
bedroomed
ˈbed-ˌrümd How to pronounce bedroom (audio)
-ˌru̇md
adjective

bedroom

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adjective

1
: dealing with, suggestive of, or inviting sexual relations
a bedroom farce
bedroom eyes
2
: inhabited or used by commuters
a bedroom community

Examples of bedroom in a Sentence

Adjective The play is a bedroom farce about a middle-aged couple. She looked at him with bedroom eyes.
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Noun
Four additional en suite bedrooms can also be found on the top floor, while two more bedrooms hold court on the lower level. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025 The Village at Palisades Tahoe project would add 850 condo and hotel units — nearly 1,500 bedrooms — to the year-round resort. — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
By mid-2024, Wymara will add five more multi-bedroom villas, bringing the total up to 12, as well as a new restaurant and bar beside the villa beach. — Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2023 Many of the resorts also have multi-bedroom houses for group getaways. — Annie Midori Atherton, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for bedroom

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1600, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bedroom was in 1600

Phrases Containing bedroom

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“Bedroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedroom. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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bedroom

noun
bed·​room
-ˌrüm,
-ˌru̇m
: a room used for sleeping

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