What does furniture mean?
Definitions for furniture
ˈfɜr nɪ tʃərfur·ni·ture
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word furniture.
Princeton's WordNet
furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniturenoun
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
"they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
Wiktionary
furniturenoun
The harness, trappings etc. of a horse or other animal.
furniturenoun
An item, or, used collectively, items, usually in a room, which enhance the room's characteristics, functionally and/or decoratively.
The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.
furniturenoun
Equipment worn by a falcon or hawk to facilitate handling by the falconer / austringer, e.g. jesses
Etymology: From fourniture, from fournir.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Furniturenoun
Etymology: fourniture, Fr. from furnish.
No man can transport his large retinue, his sumptuous fare, and his rich furniture into another world. Robert South, Sermons.
There are many noble palaces in Venice: their furniture is not commonly very rich, if we except the pictures from the hands of the best masters. Addison.
By a general conflagration mankind shall be destroyed, with the form and all the furniture of the earth. John Tillotson.
Young Clarion, with vauntful lustyhed,
After his guise did cast abroad to fare,
And thereto ’gan his furnitures prepare. Edmund Spenser.The duke is coming: see, the barge be ready,
And fit it with such furniture as suits
The greatness of his person. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.The ground must be of a mixt brown, and large enough, or the horse’s furniture must be of very sensible colours. Dryd.
ChatGPT
furniture
Furniture refers to movable items designed to support various human activities such as sitting, sleeping, eating, and storing objects. It includes objects like chairs, tables, beds, desks, shelves, cabinets, etc., that are used to make living spaces functional and comfortable. They are typically made from materials such as wood, metal, plastic, or other resources. In interior design, furniture plays a significant role in determining the aesthetic appeal of a space.
Webster Dictionary
Furnitureverb
that with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment
Furnitureverb
articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc
Furnitureverb
the necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc
Furnitureverb
the masts and rigging of a ship
Furnitureverb
the mountings of a gun
Furnitureverb
builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings
Furnitureverb
pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase
Furnitureverb
a mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Wikidata
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping. Furniture is also used to hold objects at a convenient height for work, or to store things. Furniture can be a product of design and is considered a form of decorative art. In addition to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. It can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be made using a variety of woodworking joints which often reflect the local culture.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Furniture
fur′ni-tūr, n. movables, either for use or ornament, with which a house is equipped: equipage, the trappings of a horse, &c.: decorations: the necessary appendages in some arts, &c.: (print.) the pieces of wood or metal put round pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase. [Fr. fourniture.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
furniture
The rigging, sails, spars, anchors, cables, boats, tackle, provisions, and every article with which a ship is fitted out. The insurance risk may continue on them when put on shore, during a repair.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
furniture
In a military sense, applies to certain articles which are allowed in barracks, to which are added household utensils, etc. Horse furniture, are ornaments and embellishments which are adopted by military men when they are mounted for service or parade, consisting chiefly of housings, saddle-cloth, etc.
Editors Contribution
furniture
A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and style.
The furniture is so varied these days, the style is amazing, so vibrant, modern and fresh.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3015
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1947
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Nouns Frequency: #1229
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of furniture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of furniture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of furniture in a Sentence
I felt and heard a loud thud around 1:30 or so. I thought my neighbor dropped a large item like a piece of furniture, i only found out a bit later on Twitter that it was a gas explosion just down the road from me. I hope no one got hurt.
We eventually found our way upstairs looking at imaginary furniture and we were in the imaginary bedroom now and we are realistically having sex when the police walked in, we had to break into the place to get in so the next thing I see is a flashlight and Goldie and I are like what? It was bizarre and weird. We were told to go get a hotel room which we did. That was our first date. It was a lot of fun I can’t believe it was a long time ago.
If you’re making wood furniture, Indonesia is great, but for us, being central in China just outweighs any benefit of other markets.
From the gas pump to the grocery store, to clothes, diapers and baby formula, to furniture and home essentials, to car repairs and car replacements – Democrats' policies have put working families on a treadmill where they have to run faster and faster every month, just to stay in place.
I'm saving and spending the same amounts as before -- I'm lucky that my job is secure. But this past summer, I bought the oddest things I never would have normally bought -- a sunrise alarm clock, pink fuzzy bunny slippers, the entire Buffy the Vampire CD collection, and vintage furniture from the 1970s.
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- اثاث, مَفْرُوشات, أثاث المنزلArabic
- mebelAzerbaijani
- мэбляBelarusian
- мебелBulgarian
- nábytekCzech
- møbel, inventarDanish
- Möbelstück, MöbelGerman
- έπιπλα, έπιπλοGreek
- mebloEsperanto
- mueble, mobiliarioSpanish
- mööbelEstonian
- altzari, altzariakBasque
- مبلمان, اسباب, مبلPersian
- huonekalutFinnish
- innbúgv, húsgøgnFaroese
- meuble, meubles, mobilierFrench
- mobiliario, mobleGalician
- רָהִיטHebrew
- असबाब, फर्नीचर, फ़र्नीचरHindi
- bútordarab, bútorHungarian
- կահույքArmenian
- mebelIndonesian
- húsgagnIcelandic
- mobilia, mobilioItalian
- רהיטיםHebrew
- 家具Japanese
- ავეჯიGeorgian
- жиһазKazakh
- គ្រឿងតុទូKhmer
- 家具, 가구Korean
- мебель, эмерекKyrgyz
- supellexLatin
- baldas, baldaiLithuanian
- mēbelesLatvian
- мебелMacedonian
- гэрийн хогшил, тавил, гэрийн тавил, тавилгаMongolian
- perabotMalay
- għamaraMaltese
- ပရိဘောဂBurmese
- møbler, møbelNorwegian
- meubelstuk, meubelDutch
- møbel, møblarNorwegian Nynorsk
- mebelPolish
- mobíliaPortuguese
- mobilăRomanian
- [[предмет]] [[мебель, мебельRussian
- namještaj, nameštaj, намештај, намјештајSerbo-Croatian
- nábytokSlovak
- pohištvoSlovene
- mobiljeAlbanian
- möbelSwedish
- fanichaSwahili
- мебелTajik
- เฟอร์นิเจอร์Thai
- mebelTurkmen
- muweblesTagalog
- möble, mobilyaTurkish
- мебел, мебельTatar
- мебліUkrainian
- فرنیچرUrdu
- mebelUzbek
- đồ đạcVietnamese
- möb, möbem, möbsVolapük
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