hearthside

Meaning

Noun

The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Used to identify something as normally being in the area of the fireplace.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to an activity normal to the household, usually associated with the living-room, whether or not it has a real fireplace.

Synonyms

fireside

inglenook

Etymology

From hearth + -side.