dining room

American  

noun

• dining rooms
  plural

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.

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dining room British  

noun

1. a room where meals are eaten

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dining rooms
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dining room

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dining room

The apartment, which Jordan rents for $2,300 and found on Westside Rentals, already had character including a Spanish-style rounded entryway that goes from the living room to the dining room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

She also worked with costume designer Jennifer L. Bryan and others to turn the dining room into a swinging 1960s poker lounge reminiscent of a classic James Bond film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

When Elise finally arrived in Ibiza later that night, the women gathered around the dining room table to hash out what happened in the voice-to-text debacle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The restaurant’s seasonally shifting dishes are served in a convivial dining room with a lively atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

I drew him out of the back door of the shop and up the stairs to the dining room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom