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

Jaw-dropping architectural touches inside the home include a sweeping grand staircase, a formal dining room, and an enormous fireplace.

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Masino launched a plan in 2024 to update the company’s flagship restaurant brand by brightening up its dining rooms and better curating its retail offerings to help attract younger guests.

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“Doors in the kitchen; doors in the dining room.”

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“It needed something as it’s not big enough to be a dining room and not small enough to be part of a regular kitchen.”

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He's framed them and they now adorn his dining room.

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