Furniture: Meaning, Types and Examples

Meaning 1：Furniture (Furniture)

Furniture 🔊

/ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/

Things in your home that you use, like chairs, tables, and beds. They make your house comfortable to live in.

Furniture 🔊

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/ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/

Items used in a home or office such as chairs, tables, beds, etc., for comfort or utility.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'fourniture' (supply), from Latin 'fornire' (furnish).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'furnish' + 'ture' — items that furnish your home.

📖 Example

This new sofa is my favorite piece of furniture in my apartment. 🔊 This new sofa is my favorite piece of furniture in my apartment.

🔗 Collocations

piece of furniture – a single item like a chair or table

furniture store – a shop that sells furniture

furniture assembly – putting together furniture parts

🔄 Synonyms

household goods (n.) – items for use in a home, including furniture and appliances

furnishings (n.) – the furniture and decorative items in a room or house

🚫 Antonyms

emptiness (n.) – the state of having no furniture; a bare space

🌱 Derivatives

furnish (v.) – to provide a room or house with furniture

furnished (adj.) – containing furniture, such as a rented apartment

furnishing (n.) – the process of adding furniture to a space

📖 Cultural Story

Originally meant 'supplies' or 'equipment' in medieval times. It specialized to household items in the 16th century as homes began to feature dedicated pieces for comfort, like beds and tables.