fireside

[fahyuhr-sahyd]

noun

1. Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.

2. home.

3. home or family life.

adjective

1. informal and friendly in manner.

   The politician's fireside manner helped her win votes.

fireside

/ ˈfaɪəˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the hearth

2. family life; the home

Word History and Origins

Origin of fireside¹

First recorded in 1555–65; fire + side ¹

Example Sentences

Murdoch spoke briefly Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, a fireside chat cut short because of Murdoch’s late arrival in San Francisco thanks to a weather delay.

From Los Angeles Times

Frontier characters with colorful language come and go in spurts of saloon musing and fireside dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times

Increasingly, when I'm on podcasts or fireside chats I emphasize the role of "conflict entrepreneurs."

From Salon

In his first televised fireside chat, he wore a cardigan sweater and encouraged Americans to conserve energy during the winter by keeping their thermostats at 65 degrees in the daytime and 55 degrees at night.

From Los Angeles Times

His televised "fireside chats'" were consciously relaxed, but this approach seemed too informal as problems mounted.

From BBC

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