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

From the hallway, without entering his bedroom, she inspected Ferdinand and told the family he was getting ready to transition, Connie said.

From ProPublica

Gen Z is more likely to be inhabiting smaller apartments or living with their parents, making the office a more welcome change than it might be for someone working out of their spare bedroom.

From Ozy

Entire office buildings sit empty as work has transitioned from cubicles and shared desks to kitchen tables and spare bedrooms.

From Digiday

Alfred Kinsey catalogued the enormous variety of sexual practices unspooling inside suburban bedrooms.

From Nautilus

Madhav says his bedroom was messy, and his parents were always after him to clean it up.

From Freakonomics

In the 21st century women are earning their equality every step of the way… including the bedroom.

From The Daily Beast

Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.

From The Daily Beast

That means visiting Fargo each week from the comforts of your bedroom without having to run any cables from the living room.

From The Daily Beast

The first potential scientific secret to improving your bedroom experience: surround yourself with men.

From The Daily Beast

Ultimately Seevakumaran only pointed a gun at his roommate, who locked himself in a bedroom and called 911.

From The Daily Beast

For three days Black Sheep was shut in his own bedroom—to prepare his heart.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Haughstone mentioned it in due course, however, having watched the tête-à-tête from her bedroom window, unobserved.

From Project Gutenberg

He, too, sought his bedroom, a cool apartment with a balcony outside the French window.

From Project Gutenberg

As a matter of fact, he burst his way past my scandalized valet into my bedroom and woke me up.

From Project Gutenberg

The tired children clambered into the "bedroom," Jess coming last with the wounded dog.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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