|
|
Definition of Sitting 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 Sitting room
1. Noun. A living-room; a room in a house where people pass the time in leisure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sitting Room
Literary usage of Sitting room
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1859)
"The hall is 9 0x26 0, from which ready access is liad to the parlor, sitting-room
and dining-room. The staircase is placed in a side hall which also answers ..."
2. The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe (1913)
"XII SITTING-ROOM AND BOUDOIR IN some strange way the word boudoir has lost its
proper significance. People generally think of it as a highfalutin' name for ..."
3. The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe (1914)
"XII SITTING-ROOM AND BOUDOIR IN some strange way the word boudoir has lost its
proper significance. People generally think of it as a highfalutin' name for ..."
4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"... who used to do his bedroom and sitting-room out, bring him his gruel, and warm
his bed. When the little housemaid came to ..."
5. The Eternal City by Hall Caine (1902)
"... led the way to the sitting- room, and, with a certain incoherency in his
speech, said: " Come in! Elena will bring the lamp. I shall be back presently. ..."
6. The Eternal City by Hall Caine (1902)
"David Rossi's face flushed to the roots of his hair, but he stepped forward,
bowed deeply, led the way to the sitting- room, and, with a certain incoherency ..."
7. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1886)
"... rich and sweet that Dr. Franklin estimated that he could be heard distinctly
in the open air by thirty thousand peo- THK SITTING-ROOM. ..."
Other Resources:
