furniture

/ˈfɜːr.nɪ.tʃər/

noun

  1. Large movable objects, such as tables, chairs, beds, and cupboards, used to make a room or building suitable for living or working.

    A2

    uncountableneutral

    • "The apartment has very little furniture."A2
    • "The living room was filled with comfortable furniture."A2
    • "We bought some new furniture for the living room."B1
    • "The antique furniture was carefully restored by a specialist."B2

Common mistakes

  • furnitures→furniture

    Furniture is normally uncountable. Say “pieces of furniture” when you need a plural expression.

  • a furniture→a piece of furniture

    Use “a piece of furniture” to refer to one item.

Collocations

piece of furnitureoffice furnituregarden furniturewooden furniturefurniture storeliving room furnitureupholstered furniture

Word family

furnishfurnishedfurnishingfurnisher