sunroom

noun

sun·​room ˈsən-ˌrüm How to pronounce sunroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a glass-enclosed porch or living room with a sunny exposure

called also sun parlor

Examples of sunroom in a Sentence

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Here's a look at some recent sales at the higher end of the West Allis market: Four-bedroom home with glass-roof sunroom for $381,000 This four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home in the Lincoln Manor neighborhood sold for $381,000 on Sept. 6. Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024 Another design highlight is the optional first-floor sunroom, created by double-glazed PVC windows installed side by side. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024 The wood paneling in the sunroom came from the last of the estate’s old growth elms, which had fallen to Dutch Elm disease. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2024 The first, 17 feet in diameter, hangs outside his parent’s house in Glen Arm; the other, a 12-footer, is fastened to the sunroom outside his tudor-style home on a quiet street in north Baltimore. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sunroom 

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sunroom was in 1812

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“Sunroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunroom. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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