fireside

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noun

The area near a domestic fire or hearth.

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Meanings

nounfireside (plural firesides)

plural firesides · alternative archaic fire-side

  1. The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
  2. broadlysymbolicOne's home.
  3. broadlyHome life.
  4. MormonismA supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    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[...]”

    1994 October, Rex D. Pinegar, “The Simple Things”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
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    Thomas (that is not his real name) was one who had lost his way. We became acquainted at a special fireside attended by members one doesn’t normally see on Sunday[...] The day before, Thomas’s father had invited him to attend the fireside.

    1999 April, Keith B. McMullin, “Welcome Home”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

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nounhome symbolized as a part of the fireplace

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Origin

Translations

German Kaminecke
  • KamineckeTranslations
Greek παραγώνι
  • παραγώνι (paragóni)Translations
Russian у ками́на
  • у ками́на (u kamína)Translations
Spanish alrededor de la chimenea
  • alrededor de la chimeneaTranslations
Turkish ocakbaşı, şömine kenarı
  • ocakbaşıTranslations
  • şömine kenarıTranslations

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APA

fireside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireside

MLA

“fireside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fireside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireside.

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