Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furniture

/ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
fur-ni-ture
IPA
/ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

Uncountable

noun

The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.

Uncountable

noun

Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

Uncountable

noun

An accompanying enhancing feature, or features collectively; embellishment, decoration, trimming.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The stock and forearm of a weapon.

Uncountable

noun

The pieces of wood or metal put around pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase.

Uncountable

noun

The stumps.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Any material on the page other than the body text and pictures of articles; for example, headlines, datelines and dinkuses, lines and symbols (though in earlier use, only non-text elements of page design, such as lines and symbols).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French fourniture (“a supply, or the act of furnishing”), from fournir (“to furnish”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/
  • British English: /ˈfɜː.nɪ.t͡ʃə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

furnitures (plural)

Derived Forms

disfurniture furnitureless furnituremaker furnituremaking furniturized unfurnitured

Phrases

angels moving the furniture federation furniture furniture beetle furniture music furniture polish furniture poverty gun furniture move furniture

Frequently Paired Words

furnish :Category:Furniture

Synonyms

furniture furnishings piece of furniture article of furniture

Questions

How do you pronounce furniture?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/.
What does furniture mean?
Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
Where does furniture come from?
From Middle French fourniture (“a supply, or the act of furnishing”), from fournir (“to furnish”).

How to pronounce furniture

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