Definitions for furniture
ˈfɜr nɪ tʃərfur·ni·ture

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furniturenoun

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

2. 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.

3. furniturenoun

   Equipment worn by a falcon or hawk to facilitate handling by the falconer / austringer, e.g. jesses

4. Etymology: From fourniture, from fournir.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Furniturenoun

   Etymology: fourniture, Fr. from furnish.

   1. Moveables; goods put in a house for use or ornament.

   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.

   2. Appendages.

   By a general conflagration mankind shall be destroyed, with the form and all the furniture of the earth. John Tillotson.

   3. Equipage; embellishments; decorations.

   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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Furnitureverb

   that with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment

2. Furnitureverb

   articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc

3. Furnitureverb

   the necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc

4. Furnitureverb

   the masts and rigging of a ship

5. Furnitureverb

   the mountings of a gun

6. Furnitureverb

   builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings

7. 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

8. Furnitureverb

   a mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture

9. Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. furniture

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3015

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1947

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Nouns Frequency: #1229

How to pronounce furniture?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say furniture in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of furniture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of furniture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of furniture in a Sentence

1. Fran Lebowitz:

   No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

2. Lee Mayer:

   When I moved to Denver and bought a house that needed way more furniture than what I had in my tiny apartment in New York City, it was nearly impossible to find the time to figure out what to buy, and how to make it all go together, we created a solution to a problem that I felt a lot of people faced.

3. Markus Sander:

   Five years ago the front-page headlines were all about unemployment. But now you read about job growth everywhere so people are feeling less worried and they're spending more on durables like furniture and kitchens.

4. Ardeshir Bayat:

   Imagine a house with all the furniture and people taken out — you're left with an empty shell that is easier to populate than just building a house from scratch, in the same way, decellularized dermis provides a scaffold that the body can try to populate with its own cells. The good thing about decellularized dermis is that it has a structure and composition that the human body is already used to — the body responds more favorably to what it is used to than what it isn't.

5. Ringo Starr:

   (We) thought ... we've got lots of furniture, we've got lots of cutlery ... and I thought let's make it really crazy and special ... like John's guitar, it's been played twice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=furniture
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Furniture
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=furniture
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furniture
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=furniture
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=furniture
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=furniture
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html