bedroom

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noun

bed·​room ˈbed-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping

bedroomed

ˈbed-ˌrümd 

-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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Today, the home spans a tetch over 3,900 square feet with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, plus a powder room. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025

Shop Our Favorite Pieces from Her Walmart Home Collection Starting at $10 Caymus Upholstered Flip-Top Storage Bench Maximize bedroom and living room space with this flip-top storage bench. —Ali Faccenda, People.com, 25 Feb. 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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1600, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bedroom

• bedroom community
• guest bedroom
• master bedroom

Rhymes for bedroom

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume
• courtroom

Kids Definition

bedroom

noun

bed·​room

-ˌrüm,

-ˌru̇m

: a room used for sleeping