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fireside

[ fahyuhr-sahyd ]

noun

  1. Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fireside1

First recorded in 1555–65; fire + side 1
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Example Sentences

The brass finish lends a warm vibe to your fireside, while keeping your wood neatly in place.

King urged the president to talk about integration in moral terms, rather than purely as a political issue, and suggested that he revive FDR’s “fireside chats” to explain civil rights to the American people.

From Time

Officials also asked nonprofits, faith organizations and other community partners to spread the word and are exploring hosting “fireside chats” to inform and answer questions.

Walensky said during a “fireside chat” webinar Tuesday she expects the current infection numbers to continue their recent decline.

The perfect fireside dessert is an adult take on a childhood classic.

His Oval Office radio addresses were famously labeled “Fireside Chats” and he called listening citizens “my friends.”

His fireside chats brought his reassuring “radiogenic” voice to millions of Americans still suffering from the Great Depression.

Are there robes and fireside chats with goblets of sherry, that sort of thing?No, ha, nothing quite so effete.

In his mid-40s the author of so many happy fireside scenes grew tired of his wife.

Knowing he needed to sell the New Deal to the American people, Franklin Roosevelt created the dramatic fireside chats.

The quiet comfort and heartfelt warmth of an English fireside must be felt to be appreciated.

Little Colonel comes cautiously into the room, hugging the wall till he is back at the fireside.

But Gwynne concealed the promptings of vanity and took one of the chairs at the fireside, asking permission to light his pipe.

Well said, my man; but remember 'tis easier talking by one's own fireside than doing when the trial comes.

In its inception it was a mere attempt to write pleasing, popular verse of a better kind in the dialect of the fireside.

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