drawing room

noun

1. a formal reception room, especially in an apartment or private house.

2. (in a railroad car) a private room for two or three passengers.

3. British.,  a formal reception, especially at court.

drawing room

noun

1. a room where visitors are received and entertained; living room; sitting room

2. archaic,  a ceremonial or formal reception, esp at court

Other Word Forms

• drawing-room adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawing room¹

First recorded in 1635–45; as shortening of now obsolete withdrawing room

Example Sentences

That moment did not come until after dessert, when the family moved to the drawing room.

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Once introductions had been made, the entire party settled in the drawing room.

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As he settled in for a brief chat with the media in the drawing room at Chevening alongside the foreign secretary, Vance spoke warmly of their relationship.

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One reason he endures is because a lot of the society we see is Grace Kelly in beautiful frocks and Cary Grant in gorgeous suits in cocktail world drawing rooms.

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Sunlight—pale, watery English sunlight—fell, almost unseen, across Princess Louise’s personal drawing room.

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Related Words

• parlor 
• reception room