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reading spot

reading spot

1 2.3
A quiet place to sit and read, like by a window or in a park
  • noun
translation icon : lugar de lectura
  • She created a cozy reading spot in her bedroom with pillows and blankets.

Examples

  • What is your favorite reading spot?

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  • It's a choice reading spot.

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  • We drove up Stoney Hill to Neita's Nest, the coziest breakfast inn with the most adorable little reading spot under the trees.

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  • 'Sandy' poured and thrashed, flung branches, and uprooted the lovely tree in the reading spot I had fallen in love with only the day before.

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  • My favorite reading spot is on the porch, where I can enjoy the fresh air.

  • The library has a quiet reading spot near the window with lots of natural light.

Synonyms

spot
vsreading spot
1.0

A particular place where people go to meet or eat

is a place chosen or arranged specifically for reading, not any location
nook
vsreading spot
40 3.0

A small sheltered corner where you can sit or read

is a place specially arranged for reading rather than any small corner
reading room
vsreading spot
5 2.6

A quiet room in a library where people read or study

can be any chosen reading place, not only formal public rooms
reading nook
vsreading spot
1 3.0

A small comfortable corner with a chair and lamp for reading

is any chosen place for reading, not only small comfortable areas
bookroom
vsreading spot
4.4

A small private room in a home for reading and keeping books

is any selected reading place, not necessarily a private room with books

How Comfortable

recliner
18 3.1
reading spot
1 2.3
armchair
42 1.0
chair
1.0
bench
210 1.0

Surface Forms

reading spot singular
reading spots plural

Morphology

reading + spot

The meaning 'a place for reading' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'reading' (the act of reading) with 'spot' (a particular location). This noun–noun/gerund+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Reading spot comes from the simple image of a small reading spot, a quiet chair, a sunny bench, or a comfortable corner where you sit to read. People picked these places as their 'reading spot', so the phrase means 'a place chosen for reading'.