Meanings
plural bedsits · alternative bed-sitter · alternative dated formal bed-sitting room
- IrelandUKA form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.
Synonyms: studio flat, flatette, studio apartment, single room occupancy[:SRO, efficiency, bachelor apartment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Blend of bed(room) + sit(ting room). First attested in 1900.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish hybel
- hybelrented room
French studio
- studiorented room
German Einzimmerwohnung, Einzimmerapartement
- Einzimmerwohnungrented room
- Einzimmerapartementrented room
Norwegian Bokmål hybel
- hybelrented room
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bedsit
Cite this entry
bedsit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedsit
“bedsit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedsit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedsit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedsit.
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