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Definition of Living-room
1. Noun. A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax.
Specialized synonyms: Common Room, Morning Room, Salon
Group relationships: Abode, Domicile, Dwelling, Dwelling House, Habitation, Home
Generic synonyms: Room
Definition of Living-room
1. Noun. Alternative form of '''(l gd living room)'''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Living-room
Literary usage of Living-room
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Craftsman by Gustav Stickley (1907)
"The woodwork of this inglenook, like that of the hall and living room, ...
These tiles are used also for the floor of the hall, living room and sun room, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"Ь, \ Storage for grain and fodder, niable, etc. e. ) <t. Vestibule, from which
the door on the right leads to the a slight descent. «. Living room, with ..."
3. The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe (1914)
"... the living-room—but it welcomes flowers and objets d'art, collections of fans,
or miniatures, or graceful mirrors, or old French prints, or enamels, ..."
4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"Alan made his way down to the living room, the floor streaked with mud and water.
He went into the kitchen and filled a bucket with soapy water and gathered ..."
5. Longer Plays by Modern Authors [American] by Helen Louise Cohen (1922)
"ACT II An interior—a " living room " and " sun-room " combined—of the house at
Miss STUART'S farm. It is a cheerful apartment in imaginative but quiet taste ..."
6. Farm Buildings by William Arthur Foster, Deane G. Carter (1922)
"The dining room usually connects to the living room by means of cased opening,
colonnade, ... The living room should be rectangular in shape and roomy. ..."
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