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

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Etymology

Origin of dining room

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dining room

On March 3, 2020, Sen. Lindsey Graham walked into a private dining room at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, D.C.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The formal dining room is to the right, while a moody sitting room with deep purple walls and coffered ceilings is to the left.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Sat in his dining room with a cup of tea Gwen had made, Harry told me just a small portion of his many many experiences whilst fighting in Burma," Liston said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The well-appointed accommodations included double-occupancy cabins; two long, windowed promenades; a dining room, bar and smoking lounge; a dedicated writing room; toilets and a shower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I was washing the lunch dishes in the kitchen, but I ran through the dining room and down the steps before the rest of the family could stir.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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