Furniture
/ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/
Definitions
Movable items, such as tables, chairs, and beds, that are used to make a room ready for use.
/ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/
Movable articles used to make a room or building suitable for living or working.
They bought new furniture for the living room.
💡 Simply: Furniture is all the cool stuff inside a house or building that you can move around, like your bed, the couch, or the dining table. It makes a place comfy and usable! Imagine you’re helping your parents set up a new room – you’d be moving furniture!
👶 For kids: Things like chairs, beds, and tables that you put in a house.
More Examples
The antique furniture was very expensive.
The hotel room was sparsely furnished.
How It's Used
"The new apartment came unfurnished, so we had to buy all the furniture."
"The house is being sold with all the furniture included."
Idioms & expressions
flat-pack furniture
Furniture that is sold in pieces and assembled by the customer.
"Many students buy flat-pack furniture because it's affordable."
From Old French *fournir* (to furnish) which comes from *fournir* (to provide). The concept evolved from providing items for a household to the items themselves.
The word 'furniture' originally referred to all the equipment of a household, not just the movable items. The meaning has narrowed over time.
Memory tip
Think of all the things you'd move if you were rearranging a room.
Practice
Word Origin
Root: fournir