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 executive dining room remains a disclosed perk at a few companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The dining room boasts a sparkling chandelier and access to the exterior through chic French doors.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

“You can sit in your dining room and tune everything out and just be in the moment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

They were a way of asking whether hospitality could survive anonymity — or whether the quality of a restaurant changed the moment power entered the dining room.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Betsie came into the dining room as Mietje was grasping my hand in her two sandpaper ones.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom