bedroom
Americannoun
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bedrooms
plural
adjective
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concerned mainly with love affairs or sex.
The movie is a typical bedroom comedy.
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sexually inviting; amorous.
With her husky voice and sultry bedroom eyes, who wouldn't fall for her?
He gave me a slow, seductive bedroom smile.
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inhabited largely by commuters.
a bedroom community.
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(of a musician) producing amateur recordings using home studio equipment.
Her rise from shy bedroom recording artist to sold-out shows and pop star confidence has been amazing.
noun
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a room furnished with beds or used for sleeping
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(modifier) containing references to sex
a bedroom comedy
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bedroom
Explanation
A bedroom is a room in a house for the bed, so it’s mainly used for sleeping. If you live in a one-bedroom apartment, it has exactly one room for the bed. To sound old fashioned, call it your bedchamber. If your home has three bedrooms, you can describe it as a "three-bedroom house." While you might do homework, watch TV, or even entertain friends in your bedroom, it probably has a bed in it, and the main purpose of the room is sleeping. You can also use the term "bedroom community" to mean a suburb — a town that's close enough to a city that people can commute there for work and come back to their own bedrooms at night.
Vocabulary lists containing bedroom
Example Sentences
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At some point, Bernard decides to give a bedroom tour, showing off his collection of Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy posters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"It was a really hard time," she said, fearing she would have to move back in with her parents, into her childhood bedroom.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The report said a mattress in a lower flat bedroom ignited, and a lithium battery then caused the fire to spread rapidly.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
There are also two bedroom suites and a two-car garage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
If it was any other boy, I’d have felt embarrassed about him being in my bedroom.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Found near Lechuza Point, the boxy, modern house holds four bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms across 3,938 square feet, as well as a rooftop deck with a hot tub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The 10,000-square-foot Encino residence has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and two half-bathrooms.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Built in 1951, the ranch-style residence spans more than 10,000 square feet and features five bedrooms, six fireplaces, an Art Deco-style movie theater, and a circular sunroom.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Savage hopes the party will help people fall in love with queer and trans DJs who usually create music in their bedrooms and rarely get to play their music to the club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
I’d been inside and knew how small it was—two bedrooms, a tiny bathroom, a small kitchen, an eating area, and a living room.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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