conversation pit

American  

noun

1. a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.

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conversation pit

One of the home’s more fascinating features is a sunken conversation pit lined with sumptuous sofas in the living room.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

That first week, we had a TV and a kind of makeshift conversation pit: a quilt, a mattress, some pillows.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Inside, a sunken conversation pit is anchored by a floor-to-ceiling fireplace under whitewashed beams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

Sitting alone in a conversation pit signified an absence; sitting alone on a sectional sofa, which could, theoretically, quickly convert back to conversational furniture, didn’t make us feel quite so lonely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

It was one of several arranged in a sunken conversation pit.

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