Phrase guide

household appliance

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A machine which accomplishes a household function, such as cooking or cleaning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: domestic appliance, home appliance

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an appliance that does a particular job in the home

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home appliance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appliance

Narrower terms: curling iron, iron, smoothing iron, kitchen appliance, sewing machine, trouser press, pants presser, vacuum, vacuum cleaner, white goods

History

Etymology

From household + appliance.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِهَاز كَهْرُومَنْزِلِيّ (jihāz kahrūmanziliyy) — machine
  • Azerbaijani: məişət texnikası — machine
  • Bulgarian: домаки́нски у́ред (domakínski úred) — machine
  • Catalan: electrodomèstic — machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家電 /家电 (jiādiàn) — machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家用電器 /家用电器 (jiāyòng diànqì) — machine
  • Danish: husholdningsapparat — machine
  • Dutch: huishoudstoestel — machine
  • Finnish: kodinkone — machine
  • Finnish: kotitalouskone — machine
  • French: électroménager — machine
  • Georgian: საყოფაცხოვრებო ტექნიკა (saq̇opacxovrebo ṭekniḳa) — machine
  • Georgian: საყოფაცხოვრებო ხელსაწყო (saq̇opacxovrebo xelsac̣q̇o) — machine
  • Georgian: საყოფაცხოვრებო ელექტროხელსაწყო (saq̇opacxovrebo elekṭroxelsac̣q̇o) — machine
  • Georgian: საყოფაცხოვრებო მოწყობილობა (saq̇opacxovrebo moc̣q̇obiloba) — machine
  • Georgian: საყოფაცხოვრებო ელექტრომოწყობილობა (saq̇opacxovrebo elekṭromoc̣q̇obiloba) — machine
  • German: Haushaltsgerät — machine
  • German: Hausgerät — machine
  • Hebrew: מכשיר ביתי (makhshír betí) — machine
  • Italian: elettrodomestico — machine
  • Japanese: 家電 (kaden) — machine
  • Kazakh: тұрмыстық техника (tūrmystyq texnika) — machine
  • Korean: 가전 (gajeon) — machine
  • Korean: 가전제품 (gajeonjepum) — machine
  • Polish: sprzęt AGD — machine
  • Portuguese: eletrodoméstico — machine
  • Russian: бытовой прибор (bytovoj pribor) — machine
  • Spanish: electrodoméstico — machine
  • Swedish: hushållsapparat — machine
  • Swedish: vitvara — machine
  • Welsh: offeryn tŷ — machine
  • Welsh: offeryn ar gyfer y cartref — machine