bedroom

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noun

bed·​room ˈbed-ˌrüm How to pronounce bedroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping
bedroomed
ˈbed-ˌrümd How to pronounce bedroom (audio)
-ˌru̇md
adjective

bedroom

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adjective

1
: dealing with, suggestive of, or inviting sexual relations
a bedroom farce
bedroom eyes
2
: inhabited or used by commuters
a bedroom community

Examples of bedroom in a Sentence

Adjective The play is a bedroom farce about a middle-aged couple. She looked at him with bedroom eyes.
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Noun
This two-bedroom, three-bathroom townhome, with almost 1,400 square feet over two levels, dated from 1995. Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 The clip jumps between a bedroom, a record store, a disco, and even a basketball court, and sees all seven members of the South Korean boy band – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — showing off tight choreography, for which they are known. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Terranea offers a large variety of room categories and multi-bedroom villas with features, such as fireplaces, full kitchens, and ocean views, near its pools, restaurants, or in secluded areas surrounded by lush landscaping. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025 Lodging options are flexible and family-friendly, and range from cozy guest rooms to spacious multi-bedroom condos and vacation homes. Taryn White, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedroom

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1600, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedroom was in 1600

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“Bedroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedroom. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

bedroom

noun
bed·​room
-ˌrüm,
-ˌru̇m
: a room used for sleeping

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