sunroom

[suhn-room, -roo m]

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noun

a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.

Origin of sunroom

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; sun + room

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Related Words for sunroom

conservatory, lounge, solarium

Examples from the Web for sunroom

Contemporary Examples of sunroom

Eventually, Weirich had to kick out her jacuzzi and plants from her sunroom, where she now holds court.
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Sharon Adarlo
December 27, 2014
Det. 2: No, not your belt . . . . Remember being out in the sunroom, the room that sits out to the back of the house?
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December 16, 2014
He obsessively reads the theology books that line the sunroom: Max Lucado, C.S Lewis, even Billy Graham.
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October 13, 2008

British Dictionary definitions for sunroom

sunroom

noun

a room or glass-enclosed porch designed to display beautiful views, to admit and retain the sun's heat in cool countries, and reflect it away in warm countries

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