Definition of Greenroom

1. Noun. A backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors.

Generic synonyms: Room
Group relationships: House, Theater, Theatre

Definition of Greenroom

1. n. The retiring room of actors and actresses in a theater.

Definition of Greenroom

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of green room) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Greenroom

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenroom

greenlings
greenlit
greenly
greenmail
greenmailed
greenmailer
greenmailers
greenmailing
greenmails
greenmarket
greenmarkets
greenness
greennesses
greenockite
greenockites
greenroom (current term)
greenrooms
greens
greensand
greensands
greenscreen
greenscreens
greenshank
greenshanks
greenshirt
greensick
greensickness
greensicknesses
greenside
greenskeeper

Literary usage of Greenroom

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Charles Paul de Kock, with a General Introduction by Jules Claretie by Paul de Kock (1903)
"The great actors employed at other theatres used also occasionally to be present at what might be called the soirees of the greenroom at the Opéra- Comique ..."

2. The Mimic World and Public Exhibitions: Their History, Their Morals, and Effects by Olive Logan (1871)
"—The Dancing greenroom.—The Ballet Girl's Miseries and Tortures. —The Story of Mile. Eulalie.—Beauty and Ugliness at Odds.—Religion among Dancing Girls. ..."

3. Famous Plays with a Discourse by Way of Prologue on the Playhouses of the by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy (1886)
"... Historical Drama—Letters from the Playwright—Richelieu in the greenroom—First Night of Richelieu—Criticism of the Times—The Sea Captain—Macready at the ..."

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