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

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: 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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Under the current plan, the building would include 696 rental apartments ranging from studios to three-bedroom units; three levels of amenities, including two swimming pools; 7,400 square feet of commercial space; and 696 parking spaces. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 The interiors feel fresh, though, with new Spoonflower and Perigold wallpaper in the bathrooms, comfortable modern furniture, museum-quality art and a sunny new bathroom off the main bedroom, made from one of the three small bedrooms. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 In an extreme example from a few years back, the tower at 111 West 57th built atop the landmark Steinway Hall has just 59 apartments in its 1,500 feet, and ten of them have four or more bedrooms. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026 But, in 2012, the six-bedroom house, now modernized, welcomed its first guests, turning a storied 19th century family home into a bed and breakfast designed to channel the casual elegance of Virginia wine country into an inn. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedroom

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1570, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedroom was circa 1570

Phrases Containing bedroom

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bedroom

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

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