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sunroom

sunroom

6 3.4
A room with large windows that lets in a lot of sunlight
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌrum/
  • US
: invernadero
  • In the meantime, they visited privately in the small sunroom behind Mary Jane's parlor.
  • sunroom window
  • sunroom and dining
  • sunroom and kitchen

We were we spent the night at my dad's house and all the kids slept in the sunroom, which is like at the back door.

Examples

  • Mb, I love your sunroom! You have done such a great job decorating it!

    Blog text (10)

  • And we could watch the fireworks from the sunroom.

    Everything, Everything (2017)

  • Do you mind if we talk in the sunroom?

    The Post (2017)

  • I wanna show you the sunroom.

    Awakenings (1990)

  • I am going to finish reflooring that sunroom as soon as I get back.

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

  • Miss Dexter, would you be so kind as to wait for me in the sunroom, and we can finish up there?

    Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)

  • The day had been bright and balmy, and I was relaxing in the sunroom of my house.

    Blog text (1)

  • Ivar glanced toward Father, who was reading his Bible in the sunroom.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Rosenberg awaited them in his sunroom, wearing a heavy terrycloth robe and drinking coffee.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The sunroom is a perfect place to relax and enjoy the warm sunlight.

Synonyms

solarium
vssunroom
9 7.5

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

is for rooms with large windows and not necessarily a glass roof
sun parlor
vssunroom
  • US
3 5.8

A room with large windows that lets you enjoy sunlight indoors

is more about letting in light than serving as a social sitting room
sun porch
vssunroom
  • US
2 3.4

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

has the same meaning but written as two separate words
sunporch
vssunroom
  • US
1 4.6

A room attached to a house with large windows that lets in sunlight

has identical meaning but is written as a single word
sun lounge
vssunroom
1 3.5

A room with large windows for sitting and enjoying sunlight

focuses on sunlight more than on relaxation or comfort

Antonyms

dark
548 1.0

The time when there is little or no light

How Sunny

solarium
9 7.5
conservatory
10 6.0
sunroom
  • US
6 3.4
living room
571 1.0
cellar
139 1.6

Surface Forms

sunroom singular
sunrooms plural

Morphology

sunroom = sun + room (transparent) = sun + room

The meaning is directly derived from 'sun' + 'room': a room designed to admit sunlight.

Etymology

Sunroom is simply the two words sun and room, so it means a room for 'sunlight'. That's why a sunroom is a bright room with big windows to let in light.