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bookroom

bookroom

4.4
A small private room in a home for reading and keeping books
  • noun
translation icon : biblioteca
  • The children loved spending rainy afternoons reading in the cozy bookroom.

Examples

  • He added new shelves to the bookroom to make space for his growing library.

  • She organized her collection of novels neatly in the bookroom at the back of the house.

  • My bookroom is filled with novels and poetry.

  • She loves to read in her bookroom every evening.

  • She organized her collection of novels neatly in the bookroom at the back of the house.

  • The children loved spending rainy afternoons reading in the cozy bookroom.

  • He added new shelves to the bookroom to make space for his growing library.

Synonyms

library
vsbookroom
636 1.0

A building where people borrow, read, and study books

is a single private room used mainly for personal reading and book storage
study
vsbookroom
201 1.1

A room in a house for reading, writing, or quiet work

is more focused on quiet reading and storing a personal collection
closet
vsbookroom
  • Archaic
28 9.9

A small private room used for quiet study or prayer in the past

is a normal house room for quiet reading and keeping personal books
reading room
vsbookroom
5 2.6

A quiet room in a library where people read or study

is a private domestic space for reading and storing personal books

How Private

bookroom
4.4
reading spot
1 2.3
reading room
5 2.6

Surface Forms

bookroom singular
bookrooms plural

Morphology

bookroom = book + room (transparent) = book + room

Meaning is directly the combination of 'book' + 'room' (a room for books/reading), which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Bookroom is made of book and room. It literally means a 'room for books', so in a house it is a private, cozy space to keep and read your books.