downstairs

[doun-stairz, doun-stairz]

adverb

1. down the stairs.

2. to or on a lower floor.

adjective

1. Also downstair pertaining to or situated on a lower floor, especially the ground floor.

noun

1. (used with a singular verb),  the lower floor or floors of a building.

   The downstairs is being painted.

2. the stairway designated for use by people descending.

   Don't try to go up the downstairs.

downstairs

/ ˈdaʊnˈstɛəz /

adverb

1. down the stairs; to or on a lower floor

noun

1. 1. a lower or ground floor

   2. ( as modifier )

      a downstairs room

2. informal,  the servants of a household collectively Compare upstairs

Word History and Origins

Origin of downstairs¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; down ¹ + stair + -s ³

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