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sunroom

sunroom

8 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
10 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 porch
vssunroom
  • US
3 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
3.5

A room with large windows for sitting and enjoying sunlight

focuses on sunlight more than on relaxation or comfort
sun parlor
vssunroom
  • US
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

Antonyms

dark
456 1.0

The time when there is little or no light

How Sunny

solarium
10 7.5
conservatory
9 6.0
sunroom
  • US
8 3.4
living room
617 1.0
cellar
149 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.