auditorium

noun

au·​di·​to·​ri·​um ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 

plural auditoriums or auditoria ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-ə 

1

: the part of a public building where an audience sits

2

: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings

Synonyms

• amphitheater
• theater
• theatre
• hall

Examples of auditorium in a Sentence

will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium

Recent Examples on the Web

The congregation had lately outgrown the classroom and moved into the largest space available for cheap rental on weekends: the auditorium of the local public school. —Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

In Charlotte Hall, an auditorium, each head coach took turns appearing onstage with a few top players. —Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025

Nearly everyone sprints around the auditorium for 20 minutes, collecting balls, Slinky toys, mesh nets, string flags, and poster boards, but Madeline — whom the show hasn’t spent much time with, but remember that her aesthetic is more vintage, even prim — is struggling. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

Leading up to the trade deadline, Preller and team worked out of an auditorium at Petco Park. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin audītōrium "lecture room, hall, body of listeners," from audīre "to hear" + -tōrium, suffix of places, from neuter of -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix — more at audible entry 1, auditory entry 2

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for auditorium

• cladosporium
• crematorium
• eupatorium
• moratorium
• sanatorium
• conservatorium
• helminthosporium
• corium
• emporium
• scriptorium
• tentorium
• triforium

Kids Definition

auditorium

noun

au·​di·​to·​ri·​um ˌȯd-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əm 

-ˈtȯr-

1

: the part of a public building where an audience sits

2

: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings