Home › Words › L › legroomlegroom/ˈlɛɡɹuːm/legroom means space to stretch the legs while seated.legroom is pronounced /ˈlɛɡɹuːm/.EtymologyFrom leg + room.nounSpace to stretch the legs while seated.e.g.“The lack of legroom on international flights can be a health hazard as blood clots can form from not being able to move around.”Freedom to move or grow.e.g.“These guidelines provided some more legroom to the pro-religious groups without seriously offending liberals' concerns.” — 2003, Amitai Etzioni, My Brother's Keeper: A Memoir and a Message:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.spacelegs 53% match — The ability to work confidently in space, or a zero-gravity environment. vs legroom →leggie 53% match — A leg (limb). vs legroom →roomly 51% match — roomy; spacious vs legroom →legginess 51% match — The state of having long legs. vs legroom →roomily 50% match — In a roomy manner; spaciously. vs legroom →stridelegs 49% match — Astride. vs legroom →headroom 48% match — The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head. vs legroom →strideleg 48% match — To straddle. vs legroom →