reading nook
1
3.0
- noun
- /ˈriːdɪŋ nʊk/
:
rinconcito de lectura
- There is a bright reading nook by the window where the sunlight streams in during the afternoon.
Welcome to the reading nook of my flat, AKA my new filming corner.
- Welcome to the reading nook of my flat, AKA my new filming corner.
- Hi, This is my cozy Hanukkah reading nook.
- And next to the reading nook was a coffee machine for making things like espresso.
Examples
-
I sat in one of the rickety chairs off in a reading nook—yes, that oaken thing had a high back carved with heraldic diamonds—and waited.
Fiction book (1993) -
And a chair in the corner makes for a really nice reading nook.
-
There is a little reading nook here built into the wall that looks out to the city.
-
I found one and took it into the reading nook.
Fiction book (2000) -
And next to the reading nook was a coffee machine for making things like espresso.
-
Welcome to the reading nook of my flat, AKA my new filming corner.
-
She also moved shelves and furniture to create reading nooks and relocated computers that had been spread throughout the library.
Academic text (2013) -
The soft seating was most popular, with students discovering new ways to organize the ottomans and whiteboards to create private reading nooks and workspaces.
Academic text (2014) -
Well, I’d love to say on a deck chair on the beach at San Diego, a cabin porch overlooking the lake, or in my cozy garden reading nook, but these days I seem to do my best reading on the floor of my bedroom!
Blog text (11) -
The corner of the room was transformed into a cozy reading nook with a soft chair and warm lighting.
Synonyms
40
3.0
A small sheltered corner where you can sit or read
5
2.6
A quiet room in a library where people read or study
1
2.3
A quiet place to sit and read, like by a window or in a park
1
9.9
A small space by a fireplace where people sit to keep warm
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'reading' (the activity of reading) + 'nook' (a small cozy corner), so the compound denotes a small comfortable place for reading. This straightforward noun+noun construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., 'rincón de lectura') and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Reading nook comes from the words reading and nook, where nook means a small corner or hidden spot in a room. People would make a quiet corner with cushions and a lamp to read, so the phrase now means 'a small, comfortable area for reading'.