rooms
noun · n
Form of room , plural of room.
Simple meaning
The only album released by Goya Dress, the Scottish band fronted by Astrid Williamson released on Nude Records in 1996.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
roomzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹumz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
“The ambassador rented a suite of connecting rooms at the hotel for the entire summer.”
n
The only album released by Goya Dress, the Scottish band fronted by Astrid Williamson released on Nude Records in 1996.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
Used this way, rooms is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
“The ambassador rented a suite of connecting rooms at the hotel for the entire summer.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
An associate who shares a room with you.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A house where rooms are rented.
Related Words
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Synonyms
Sense: apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
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