: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
Examples of fireside in a Sentence
Noun
We sat chatting at the fireside.
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Standing out on the main level is an entry foyer that flows to a fireside parlor room.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Snowshoeing, spa visits, and fireside meals make this a perfect time to unwind.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Young discusses how technology, innovation and corporate responsibility are driving decarbonization in a fireside chat with a senior executive at Daikin, the world's largest refrigerator and air conditioner manufacturer and one of the event's sponsors.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Standing out on the main level is an entry foyer that flows to a fireside parlor room.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
When Freeman took the head coaching job, one of his early meetings was a fireside chat with Mendoza College dean Martijn Cremers.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Snowshoeing, spa visits, and fireside meals make this a perfect time to unwind.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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