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

"Sat in his dining room with a cup of tea Gwen had made, Harry told me just a small portion of his many many experiences whilst fighting in Burma," Liston said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Other highlights include an open, corner living and dining room, walls of windows, a chef’s kitchen, and a main bedroom with a formal dressing area and an en suite bathroom with a soaking tub.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The most striking paint job in the apartment is in the dining room, a spacious area between the kitchen and living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Leaving by the front door, with its sight lines into the dining room, was a regrettable error.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He stood up and poked his head around the corner of the dining room.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman