Phrase guide

piece of furniture

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An item of furniture; any item, such as a table or cupboard, that constitutes furniture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they had too much furniture for the small apartment
  • there was only one piece of furniture in the room

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: furniture, article of furniture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: furnishing

Narrower terms: baby bed, baby's bed, bedroom furniture, bedstead, bedframe, bookcase, buffet, counter, sideboard, cabinet, chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dresser, dining-room furniture, etagere, fitment, hallstand, lamp, lawn furniture, nest, office furniture, seat, sectional, Sheraton, sleeper, table, wall unit, wardrobe, closet, press, washstand, wash-hand stand

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: moble — item of furniture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一件家具 (yī jiàn jiājù) — item of furniture
  • Danish: møbel — item of furniture
  • Dutch: meubel — item of furniture
  • Dutch: meubelstuk — item of furniture
  • Estonian: mööbel — item of furniture
  • Finnish: huonekalu — item of furniture
  • French: meuble — item of furniture
  • Galician: moble — item of furniture
  • Galician: móbel — item of furniture
  • German: Möbelstück — item of furniture
  • German: Möbel — item of furniture
  • German: Einrichtungsgegenstand — item of furniture
  • Hungarian: bútordarab — item of furniture
  • Hungarian: bútor — item of furniture
  • Ido: moblo — item of furniture
  • Italian: mobile — item of furniture
  • Latvian: mēbele — item of furniture
  • Lithuanian: baldas — item of furniture
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møbel — item of furniture
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: møbel — item of furniture
  • Polish: mebel — item of furniture
  • Portuguese: móvel — item of furniture
  • Romanian: mobilă — item of furniture
  • Russian: предме́т ме́бели (predmét mébeli) — item of furniture
  • Russian: ме́бель (mébelʹ) — item of furniture
  • Spanish: mueble — item of furniture
  • Swedish: möbel — item of furniture
  • Welsh: celficyn — item of furniture
  • Welsh: dodrefnyn — item of furniture