bedroom

[ bed-room, -room ]

noun

1. a room furnished and used for sleeping.

adjective

1. concerned mainly with love affairs or sex:

   The movie is a typical bedroom comedy.

2. sexually inviting; amorous:

   With her husky voice and sultry bedroom eyes, who wouldn't fall for her?

   He gave me a slow, seductive bedroom smile.

3. inhabited largely by commuters:

   a bedroom community.

4. (of a musician) producing amateur recordings using home studio equipment:

   Her rise from shy bedroom recording artist to sold-out shows and pop star confidence has been amazing.

bedroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈbɛdˌruːm /

noun

1. a room furnished with beds or used for sleeping
2. modifier containing references to sex

   a bedroom comedy

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedroom¹

First recorded in 1580–90; bed + room

Example Sentences

Acosta then walked into the master bedroom and shot Goodwill-Yost.

From Los Angeles Times

Steven Bailey, prosecuting, told the jury: "This case is about a man who lost his temper with his partner at the end of a night out, and who beat and kicked and stamped her to death in a confined space in his bedroom once he got her home at the end of night."

From BBC

She said she knew Ms Hand and Mr McGregor went into the bedroom, but didn't know what was happening in the room.

From BBC

The prosecution say he then armed himself with two knives, one large kitchen knife, and another flick knife, and went up two flights of stairs to Mr Bush’s bedroom, where an attack began.

From BBC

In late October, Mr Bush had told his girlfriend Ella Jeffries that he had barricaded himself into his bedroom one evening after a discussion with Mr Thomas.

From BBC

Related Words

• chamber
• cubicle