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appointment

appointment

8 7.1
The furniture and equipment in a room or building, like in a hotel
  • noun
  • /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
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  • Aged stone and antique appointments contrasted with the latest in information retrieval technology.

They would purchase new buildings and renovate them to the inch of their lives with marble floors and beautiful appointments and everything.

Examples

  • Inside, he was surprised at how cramped it was, despite the luxurious appointments.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The new Bonneville SSEi is Pontiac's flagship vehicle, combining world-class performance and technology with the luxury appointments and safety features expected.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Describe the view from the hill, the palatial appointments of the hotel, anything you like.

    The Night of the Iguana (1964)

  • The ladies lingered to examine the appointments of Mrs. Melville's room.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The hotel is known for its elegant appointments, providing guests with a luxurious experience.

  • The yacht's interior boasts modern appointments that enhance comfort and style.

  • The lavish appointments of the presidential suite impressed everyone who visited.

Synonyms

fitting
vsappointment
  • UK
7 3.5

Things fixed in a room like cupboards and lights

refers to the whole set of furnishings and equipment in a place

Compounds

appointment book
10 2.3

A book with a calendar to write times for meetings and events

power of appointment
  • Formal
2 8.8

The right to choose who gets certain property, often in a will

appointment calendar
1 2.7

A book or app that shows your planned appointments

appointment in Samarra
  • Literature
9.9

An unavoidable meeting with one's fate, often death

How Furnished

luxury
322 4.2
appointment
8 7.1

Surface Forms

appointment singular
appointments plural

Morphology

appointment = appoint (opaque) = appoint + ment

Although morphologically 'appoint' + '-ment', the sense 'furnishings, equipment' has shifted to a lexical meaning that is not predictable from the base by ordinary rules.

Etymology

Appointments comes from the verb appoint, made of Latin ad- 'to' and ponere 'to put', the same root you see in position. So appointments can also mean the things 'put' or 'set' in a room or building—its furniture and equipment.