Added 9 October 2026 fishbowl noun Categories: Describing WordsThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about fishbowl at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A state of affairs in which you have no privacy. the president lives in a goldfish bowl A transparent bowl in which small fish are kept. Origin From fish + bowl. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: fishtankgoldfishterrariumguppyaquariumshoeboxguppiesglasswatercoolerplexiglasscubiclebubble Back to today's word