sunroom

American  

[suhn-room, -room] / ˈsʌnˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

• sunrooms
  plural

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

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sunroom British  

/ ˈsʌnˌruːm, ˈsʌnˌrʊm /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sunrooms
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of sunroom

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

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Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, a private sunroom with a sauna provides another place to unwind without leaving the property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Their boxer, Gus, was nestled in his usual spot at the foot of their bed when a glass door shattered in their sunroom.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

My grandmother positions a chair in front of the windows of our sunroom, which look out onto the neighboring hills dotted with bungalows, Tuscan pines and tall palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

In 2023, she bought a two-bedroom house, with a sunroom and oversize garage where she parks her motorcycle and recently purchased Bronco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

My mom turns her back to me, pauses, then walks into the large main room of our house, a living room that flows into a sunroom in the back.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

This kind of staining is especially common in sunrooms built with Western red cedar in the Pacific Northwest, where the relative humidity is generally high in the winter.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

"We're quite limited in our health human resources, so it's a lot of work," he said, adding that the hospital has patients in sunrooms and children in its post-partum ward.

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022

He promoted nightclubs, worked telemarketing for a chimney sweep company, sold sunrooms.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020

Remove three 1930s sunrooms, exposing the original porches.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2015

Whatever the reason, ten architects and draftsmen were brought from New York and under their direction workmen began to rip up the completed houses, dig cellars, add new wings, sunrooms, dining alcoves, fireplaces, porches.

From Time Magazine Archive

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