downstairs

1 of 3

adverb

down·​stairs ˈdau̇n-ˈsterz 

: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor

downstairs

2 of 3

adjective

down·​stairs ˈdau̇n-ˌsterz 

: situated on the main, lower, or ground floor of a building

downstairs

3 of 3

noun

down·​stairs ˈdau̇n-ˈsterz 

ˈdau̇n-ˌsterz

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: the lower floor of a building

Examples of downstairs in a Sentence

Adverb

He ran downstairs to answer the door.

He lives downstairs from us.

“Where are the kids?” “They're downstairs.”

Adjective

There are five downstairs rooms.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Dex could easily AirDrop some pics to the cops downstairs. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

Tenant downstairs has the freedom to wear earplugs or seek alternative living arrangements. —Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

Adjective

In some of those cases, the parents could always use the longer bed in the pop-up roof and leave the shorter downstairs bed for the kids. —New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025

Living in a downstairs apartment can be challenging, especially with noisy upstairs neighbors. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025

Noun

Hollywood has pushed action into hanging off of planes or cars tumbling downstairs, which is all great and enjoyable, but there is something about the physics of a real-world chase scene that was fun to get back to. —EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

1598, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1702, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1841, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing downstairs

• the downstairs

Rhymes for downstairs

• affaires
• affairs
• armchairs
• bulgars
• compares
• crosshairs
• declares
• despairs
• forbears
• forebears
• housewares
• impairs

Kids Definition

downstairs

1 of 3 adverb

down·​stairs ˈdau̇n-ˈsta(ə)rz 

-ˈste(ə)rz

: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor

downstairs

2 of 3 adjective

down·​stairs -ˌsta(ə)rz 

-ˌste(ə)rz

: situated on a lower level or on the main or first floor

downstairs

3 of 3 singular or plural noun

down·​stairs ˈdau̇n-ˈsta(ə)rz 

-ˈste(ə)rz,

-ˌsta(ə)rz,

-ˌste(ə)rz

: the lower floor of a building