sitting room

noun

1. a small living room, often one that forms part of a suite in a hotel, private house, etc.

sitting room

noun

1. a room in a private house or flat used for relaxation and entertainment of guests

Word History and Origins

Origin of sitting room¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

He said he saw Murray give Jackson injections of clear liquid in the library, sitting room, and the second-floor bedroom.

From The Daily Beast

The elegant hotel sitting room swelled with the serious mood of Javier Bardem.

From The Daily Beast

When he was gone, Isaacson returned to his sitting-room upstairs and lit a nargeeleh pipe.

From Project Gutenberg

When he entered his sitting-room M. de Kerguel rose and profoundly saluted him.

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Then he started, and suffered five suffocating minutes in the public sitting-room of the Beau Soleil.

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She had closed the street door and was on the first step of the stairs when her mother called to her from the sitting-room.

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I had no private sitting-room, and he positively refused to sit in the salon a second time.

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Related Words

• drawing room
• front room
• living room