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sunporch

sunporch

1 4.6
A room attached to a house with large windows that lets in sunlight
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌpɔːrtʃ/
  • US
translation icon : porche de sol
  • He leads me out to the sunporch, taking the patio candle with us.

Examples

  • In a wheelchair, on the sunporch, Jedediah Leland reminisced about his boss.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • So I drove off to the liquor store for some boxes, and when I got back, I found Sophia in the sunporch.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "I imagine Mrs. Mac making the sunporch her own special room, full of her feminine touches."

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Move the armchair from the sunporch to the living room.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The sunporch is lovely.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I've been nagging her for years now to pack up my uncle's law books in the sunporch.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • She enjoys reading her favorite books in the bright sunporch during the afternoons.

  • The family gathers in the sunporch to enjoy the sunlight and fresh air while having breakfast.

  • After the renovation, the newly decorated sunporch became the perfect spot for afternoon tea.

Synonyms

solarium
vssunporch
10 7.5

A room with glass walls and roof that lets in a lot of sunlight

usually means mainly glass enclosure but not necessarily a glass roof
sunroom
vssunporch
  • US
8 3.4

A room with large windows that lets in a lot of sunlight

focuses more on an airy, bright space attached to a house
sun porch
vssunporch
  • US
3 3.4

A room mostly made of glass that lets in sunlight for sitting and relaxing

is the same meaning but written as one word
sun parlor
vssunporch
  • US
5.8

A room with large windows that lets you enjoy sunlight indoors

emphasizes airy brightness rather than merely sheltering occupants
sun lounge
vssunporch
3.5

A room with large windows for sitting and enjoying sunlight

stresses light and openness more than casual relaxation

Antonyms

dark
456 1.0

The time when there is little or no light

How Bright

conservatory
9 6.0
sunroom
  • US
8 3.4
sunporch
  • US
1 4.6

Surface Forms

sunporch singular
sunporches plural

Morphology

sunporch = sun + porch (transparent) = sun + porch

The compound is directly interpretable as a porch designed to admit sunlight; the modifier 'sun' clearly specifies the kind of porch.

Etymology

Sunporch is made of sun ('sun') and porch ('a covered area at the front or side of a house'), so it literally means a porch that welcomes sunlight. Today a sunporch usually means an attached, mostly glass room that lets in light and feels bright and warm.