adverb

downstairs

down-STEH-uhz

adverb

On or to a lower floor of a building.

"She went downstairs to answer the door."

adjective

Located on a lower floor.

"The downstairs bathroom needs fixing."

noun

The lower floor or floors of a house.

"They renovated the whole downstairs last year."

How to Use Downstairs

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOn, to, or of the lower floor of a building.

Easily confused with

upstairs →

Common pairings

go downstairs downstairs bathroom

Word Forms

further downstairs comparative, farther downstairs comparative, further downstairs comparative, farther downstairs comparative, downstairs plural, furthest downstairs superlative, farthest downstairs superlative, furthest downstairs superlative, farthest downstairs superlative

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Etymology

From down- plus stairs.

Antonyms

upstairs

Related Words

upstairs below

Rhymes for downstairs

fairs stairs upstairs Carstairs

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