: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
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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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Eric Loeb, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
There’s also a kitchen, a den, and a stone-walled fireside formal dining room, all of which connect to the rear patio, where a nearby pavilion is perfect for grilling and alfresco game nights.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
The room is also where Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his famous fireside chats between 1933 and 1944, and Biden has added audio snippets from some of those recordings.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Or bring in community leaders for a panel or fireside chat to share what is happening where your employees live and work.
—Eric Loeb, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
There’s also a kitchen, a den, and a stone-walled fireside formal dining room, all of which connect to the rear patio, where a nearby pavilion is perfect for grilling and alfresco game nights.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
The rhetoric, made during a fireside chat in Arizona with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, has since spurred backlash.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
The room is also where Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his famous fireside chats between 1933 and 1944, and Biden has added audio snippets from some of those recordings.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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