ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hearthside

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hearthside is a noun meaning The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.

Meaning

The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.

More Meanings

  1. Used to identify something as normally being in the area of the fireplace.
  2. Pertaining to an activity normal to the household, usually associated with the living-room, whether or not it has a real fireplace.

Example Sentences

A hearthside rug.
This is a good hearthside book.
Every Wednesday we have a hearthside meeting of the family.
Working women are stressing out their male partners by discussing business problems around the family hearthside.

Word Forms

Synonyms for hearthside

Depending on context, synonyms include fireside.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hearthplace, fireside, hearth, fireplace, open hearth, firehouse.

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