living room

noun

1. a room in a home used, especially by a family, for leisure activities, entertaining guests, etc.; parlor.

2. Lebensraum.

living room

noun

1. a room in a private house or flat used for relaxation and entertainment of guests

Word History and Origins

Origin of living room¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

If you can swing it, check out local hotels for separate lodgings, which may be preferable to your overcrowded childhood home or sleeping on a couch in someone’s living room.

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Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with an expansive living room that is adorned with carpet flooring and features wood beams on the ceiling.

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Others flee there because they don’t quite know what to say in the living room and need a task to justify their presence.

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Inside the reunion, the atmosphere brimmed with nostalgia as Romano and the show’s creator, Phil Rosenthal, hosted the live taping from the living room they once brought into millions of households each week.

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Since then, her collection has grown and sits in a tall glass vase in her living room.

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Related Words

• drawing room 
• parlor 
• salon 
• sitting room