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

Mixing old and new is important, she says, referring to the House of Hackney hollyhock pattern she recently added to the walls of the living room and bedrooms, as well as the dining room lampshade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

He said: "It was only at 22:00 last night that that was decided. The hotel dining room was taken over at 04:00 this morning by the fire service."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

A formal dining room, paneled bar, spacious kitchen with a fireplace, and butler’s pantry make entertaining a breeze.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

I stood on the landing outside the dining room and ran my hand over the smooth wood of the Frisian clock.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom