dining room

noun

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.

dining room

noun

1. a room where meals are eaten

Word History and Origins

Origin of dining room¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

After my mom died, there were even more people in the family tree who could have laid claim to the candlesticks, but they are in my dining room, because I was my mom’s eldest daughter.

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Penelope arrived at the dining room just in time for the morning’s meal.

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They were met just outside the dining room by Mrs. Clarke, who offered the children more helpful advice.

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The many potted specimens created a jungled grotto on the far side of the dining room, and the diners within, if any, were well concealed by the delicately swaying fronds.

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The main dining room alone featured six chandeliers.

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