Fireside

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
  2. 2
    home symbolized as a part of the fireplace wordnet
  3. 3
    One's home. broadly
  4. 4
    an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) wordnet
  5. 5
    Home life. broadly
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  1. 6
    A supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormonism

    "At a Brigham Young University fireside, President Hunter said, “If you feel that … what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take heart[...]”"

Synonyms

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hearthancestral hallschimneychimney cornerfamily homesteadfender

Example

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"After he had finished his work, he would read and study by the fireside."

Etymology

From fire + side.

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