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

"I want to tell these men: at which moment when you enter that bedroom did Ms Pelicot give you consent?"

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Balloons and banners were hung outside her bedroom door in the morning, followed by the presentation of a candlelit chocolate cake in the evening.

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Muhammad Esmael was found in a bedroom at the house in West Cross, Swansea, at about 13:30 on 1 July last year.

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Speaking on BBC's Across The Line programme, he said: "Having a song that I made in my bedroom in Belfast be up for a Grammy is crazy."

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She has only been able to go into her son’s bedroom three times since the attack.

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Related Words

• chamber
• cubicle