fireside
Near the flames
Fireside is the area around a fireplace, suggesting warmth and domestic comfort.
It often appears as an adjective meaning informal and intimate: a fireside chat, fireside manner.
Franklin Roosevelt's radio broadcasts to the American public during the Depression were called fireside chats—conversational rather than oratorical.
We spent the evening by the fireside.
Shelf above fireplace
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- inglenookAlcove beside a fireplace
- hearthstoneFireplace floor slab
- andironsPaired hearth log supports
fireguard · fender · grate · flue · damper · firebrick · ashpan · fireirons
Steady, soft light
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
blaze · toasty · cozy · bask · snug · comfort · soothing · thermal
Spoken or written narratives
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
- fablesDidactic animal stories
narrative · yarns · anecdotes · raconteur · bard · narrator · sagas · lore
Peaceful and calming
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- quietudeState of calm stillness
contemplation · reading · repose · slippers · blanket · armchair · rocking chair · cushion
State of having company
- togethernessState of close connection
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- bondingForming close connections
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
family · friends · closeness · camaraderie · fellowship · kinship · rapport · circle
mantelpiece
Shelf above fireplace
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- inglenookAlcove beside a fireplace
- hearthstoneFireplace floor slab
andirons · fireguard · fender · grate · flue · damper · firebrick · ashpan · fireirons · chimneypiece
glow
Steady, soft light
flicker · blaze · toasty · cozy · bask · snug · comfort · soothing · thermal · crackling
tales
Spoken or written narratives
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
fables · narrative · yarns · anecdotes · raconteur · bard · narrator · sagas · lore · ghost stories
restful
Peaceful and calming
quietude · contemplation · reading · repose · slippers · blanket · armchair · rocking chair · cushion · leisure
companionship
State of having company
- togethernessState of close connection
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- bondingForming close connections
intimacy · family · friends · closeness · camaraderie · fellowship · kinship · rapport · circle · sharing
bonfire
Large outdoor fire
- firepitContained outdoor burning area
- outdoorsIn open air
- marshmallowsPillowy sugar foam
starlight · logs · smoke · camping · wilderness · guitar · lanterns · s'mores · campsite · roasting
- campingtent, campfire, campsite, campground, sleeping bag
- candle scentslavender, vanilla, cinnamon, rose, jasmine
- cozinesscoziness, blanket, cuddles, snugness, snuggling
- hearthhearth, hearthstone, hearth stone, logs, flames
- Hearth & Homewarmth, mantel, chimney, hearthstone, inglenook
- Romantic Spotscandlelit dinner, rose garden, gondola ride, Venice, Santorini
firesideoutdoors
In open air
wilderness · office · workplace · out in the cold · the street
firesideout in the cold
frozen wasteland · exposure · outdoors · blizzard · open air
- fireside chatCasual public radio talk