Akademik

1. a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained (Freq. 3)

2. a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet

noun, pl ⋯ rooms [count]

formal + old-fashioned : a formal room that is used for spending time with guests or relaxing

ˈdrawing room [drawing room drawing rooms] noun (formal or old-fashioned)

a room in a large house in which people relax and guests are entertained

compare ↑living room

mid 17th cent. (denoting a private room attached to a more public one): abbreviation of 16th-cent. withdrawing-room ‘a room to withdraw to’.