sitting-room
Formal lounging space
A sitting-room is a room in a house used for relaxing and entertaining guests, distinct from bedrooms or workspaces.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned and more common in British than American English, where living room predominates: The family gathered in the sitting-room after dinner.
Multi-seat cushioned furniture
- armchairUpholstered seat with supports
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
- coffee tableLow table near seating
- bookshelfFurniture for storing volumes
sideboard · fireplace · mantelpiece · cushions · ottoman · lamp · rug · curtains
Formal domestic gathering space
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
gentility · bourgeois · middle-class · domestic · household · estate · manor · terrace house
Interpreting written text
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
television · relaxing · chatting · knitting · embroidery · hosting · socializing · lounging
sofa
Multi-seat cushioned furniture
- armchairUpholstered seat with supports
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
- coffee tableLow table near seating
bookshelf · sideboard · fireplace · mantelpiece · cushions · ottoman · lamp · rug · curtains · occasional table
parlour
Formal domestic gathering space
Edwardian · gentility · bourgeois · middle-class · domestic · household · estate · manor · terrace house · townhouse
reading
Interpreting written text
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
needlework · television · relaxing · chatting · knitting · embroidery · hosting · socializing · lounging · napping
cozy
Warm and snug
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- intimateClosely personal or private
warm · homely · inviting · relaxed · quiet · peaceful · genteel · refined · cluttered · lived-in
sitting-roombedroom
Room for sleeping
workroom · workshop · utility room · laundry room · scullery
sitting, room, rooms, roomed, rooming, roommate, roommates, roomy, roomier