: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
Examples of fireside in a Sentence
Noun
We sat chatting at the fireside.
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The dwelling comes complete with multiple spaces to lounge, sit fireside, and dine alfresco.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Arthur Krystal, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
Getty Images The fireside chat is getting a livestream reboot.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 21 May 2026
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Noun
During this exclusive fireside chat, Aaron was, as always, the builder.
—Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The dwelling comes complete with multiple spaces to lounge, sit fireside, and dine alfresco.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Adjective
Although the Great American Songbook still lay ahead in the nineteen-twenties, people everywhere could hear the tunes of Tin Pan Alley and, starting in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats.
—Arthur Krystal, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
Getty Images The fireside chat is getting a livestream reboot.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 21 May 2026
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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