fireside

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noun

fire·​side ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌsīd How to pronounce fireside (audio)
1
: a place near the fire or hearth
2
: home

fireside

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adjective

: 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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Noun
By the fireside, Milchick reads the story about Dieter’s masturbatory murder in full, reveling in all the gory details. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 The main level features a cozy fireside lounge and a sleek kitchen with rustic tiled walls, high-end appliances, and a casual dining area. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
This year’s lineup includes fireside chats with actress Kat Graham, star of Tyler Perry’s Duplicity, and Found co-showrunner Sonay Hoffman, as well as panels on funding, marketing and PR strategies. Janeé Bolden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 The author of this column, Charlie Fink, is slated to have a fireside chat with Light Field Labs CEO Jon Karafin (founder of Lytro) about his development of naked-eye holograms, which presents 3D figures and objects made purely of light. Charlie Fink, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fireside

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fireside was in 1533

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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

fireside

noun
fire·​side
ˈfī(ə)r-ˌsīd
1
: a place near the hearth
2

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