credenza
/kɹəˈdɛnzə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A horizontal filing cabinet, typically placed behind a desk.
Example Sentences
- "Two credenze dating about the middle of the century, shown in Figures 135 and 136, illustrate the stage of excessive ornamentation of furniture reached about this time."
- "The furniture consists of many fine small and large cabinets, credenze and tables, all especially alluring and of unusual types not very frequently found today; […]"
- "A recessed top story containing a cupboard was added to many credenze in the 16th cent. and this was usual in subsequent periods."
- "It was as if Belonging lay in some ivory-inlaid credenza in the^([sic]) Hague, waiting to be opened before expiration date."
- "I wandered over to his record collection, past his mantel displaying mid-century lighters, past his closet filled with trench coats and shoehorns, past his credenza stacked with pamphlets."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: credenza
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɹəˈdɛnzə/