fireside

[ fahyuhr-sahyd ]

noun

1. Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.
2. home.
3. home or family life.

adjective

1. informal and friendly in manner:

   The politician's fireside manner helped her win votes.

fireside

/ ˈfaɪəˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the hearth
2. family life; the home

Word History and Origins

Origin of fireside¹

First recorded in 1555–65; fire + side ¹

Example Sentences

Newsom said earlier this month at a fireside chat at Dreamforce, a San Francisco tech conference, that SB 1047 had generated outsized public discourse, adding it has “created its own weather system.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Musk went to last year's event and took a starring role in November's AI Summit, including a fireside chat with then PM Rishi Sunak.

From BBC

On the Monday, each candidate will be interviewed on stage in turn, in a “fireside chat”.

From BBC

At a Moms for Liberty-hosted “fireside chat” in Washington, D.C., the former president said that Ivanka “hired millions” of people while serving as a senior adviser in the Trump White House.

From Salon

He participated in an opening fireside chat Sunday and three panels Tuesday, two of which were livestreamed.

From Los Angeles Times

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