Meanings
plural firesides · alternative archaic fire-side
- broadlysymbolicOne's home.
- 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)1 more example
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)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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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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Cite this entry
fireside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireside
“fireside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireside. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fireside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireside.
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