great room
Americannoun
Compare meaning
How does great-room compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The extravagant gesture of its shape is undercut by its refusal to give us any great room, any place of gregarious gathering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with the open great room, which is wrapped in floor-to-ceiling glass that allows natural light to flood in.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025
Thoughtfully renovated with four bedrooms, five baths; and “cozy but majestic” style — with 20-foot cathedral ceilings, vaulted arches, plus a great room and multiple dining and seating areas.
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Because they have a great room over there and some really good guys.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023
Ten generations of his heirs or more could live on what lay piled in that great room.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.