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

Adjacent to the cooking space is the dining room, which features modern overhead lighting and enough space for a large table.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

When Julio Miranda-Martin began his apartment search, he had one nonnegotiable: He wanted a dedicated dining room to entertain his friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

A karaoke machine sits in the dining room and the nuns sometimes join the singing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

We stayed in a renovated two-bedroom home managed by MINNeSTAY that retained much of its historic charm, including beautiful woodwork, a formal dining room and a spacious kitchen.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The sisters and their party ate in the elegant, paneled dining room and visited in the plush sitting rooms, enjoying views of the passing Catskill Mountains.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock