dining room

American  

noun

• dining rooms
  plural

1. a room in which meals are eaten, as in a home or hotel, especially the room in which the major or more formal meals are eaten.

2. Informal. the furniture usually used in a dining room and sometimes sold as a matching set, as a dining table, chairs, and sideboard; dining room suite.

   a sale on dining rooms.

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dining room British  

noun

1. a room where meals are eaten

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dining rooms
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dining room

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dining room

The apartment, which Jordan rents for $2,300 and found on Westside Rentals, already had character including a Spanish-style rounded entryway that goes from the living room to the dining room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Leaving by the front door, with its sight lines into the dining room, was a regrettable error.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

She also worked with costume designer Jennifer L. Bryan and others to turn the dining room into a swinging 1960s poker lounge reminiscent of a classic James Bond film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Florida home has a private boardwalk to the Atlantic and hand-painted murals in the dining room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

I glanced at the mirror in the window of the dining room where we were still sitting over tea of rose leaves and cherry stems.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom