-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
living room
noun
1
: a room in a residence used for the common social activities of the occupants
2
: lebensraum
called also living space
Examples of living room in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Montevideo, Uruguay: The nearly 14-mile waterside promenade La Rambla — One of the longest sidewalks in the world — serves as an outdoor living room for locals.
—
Gerald Narciso Jeremie Souteyrat, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
And then there are the bad sketches that leave everyone in the in-studio audience chilled to the bone, sucking the oxygen out of your living room, too.
—
Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere on the main floor, there’s an airy step-down formal living room housing a wood-burning fireplace, a library, and a family room.
—
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
With Odom, 45, seated on his living room couch and Kardashian, 40, sitting on the floor, the two-time NBA champion expressed regret about the end of their relationship.
—
Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for living room 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Word History
First Known Use
1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Articles Related to living room
Dictionary Entries Near living room
Cite this Entry
“Living room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20room. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
living room
noun
: a room in a house for general family use
More from Merriam-Webster on living room
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share