settee
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3.9
- noun
- /sɛˈti/
:
sofá
- Ann dropped down gently on the settee, knees together, hands resting on her knees, back straight.
- settees and chairs
- settee and table
- upholstered settee
Examples
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Why don't you sit on the settee, Reg?
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She decorated the settee with colorful cushions to make the living room inviting.
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If we leave the settee, what will happen to your mother?
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I'll sleep on the settee, and you can sleep with your mama.
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A pair of balloons you find behind your settee three days after a party.
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Indicating a place for us on the settee, he took a chair by the door and asked our names.
Fiction book (2001) -
But by good fortune, I was relaxing on the settee for a few moments.
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Why don't you try to take a nap on the settee over there?
Fiction book (1992) -
His head began to spin as he flopped down on the settee and kicked off his boots.
Fiction book (1998) -
Douglass finds Lincoln alone, reclining on a settee in the West Wing.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for several people
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1.0
A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for two or more people
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1.0
A long hard seat for several people, often made of wood
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2.0
A long soft seat for more than one person in a living room
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2.6
A large seat with soft cushions for two or more people that opens into a bed
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8.2
A long bench with soft padding that sits against a wall for people to sit on, often in a restaurant
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3.4
A small sofa for two people to sit on
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9.9
A long wooden bench with a back and often arms and storage beneath the seat
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9.3
A large soft sofa with high arms and back, often covered in leather and with deep buttons
A small sofa for two people to sit close together
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word settee comes from the old English word settle, which meant a long wooden bench or 'seat'. So a settee is simply a long seat with a back, like a small sofa you can sit on with someone else.