dinette

[dahy-net]

noun

1. a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.

2. Also called dinette set. a small table and set of matching chairs for such a space or alcove.

dinette

/ daɪˈnɛt /

noun

1. an alcove or small area for use as a dining room

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinette¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; dine + -ette

Example Sentences

The two of us went inside, and Hadley sat down in the dinette.

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He sat down at a little dinette table there and says, “We’re going to kill ’em.

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“We’ve built dinettes where you can open the top of the seat and have storage underneath,” Bill says.

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“The only thing I would change on the layout is the ability to remove the dinette table so I could practice yoga inside on rainy days.”

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Inside, highlights include a finished basement with a media room and a colorful kitchen with a custom dinette.

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