sofa

[soh-fuh]

noun

1. a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.

sofa

/ ˈsəʊfə /

noun

1. an upholstered seat with back and arms for two or more people

Word History and Origins

Origin of sofa¹

1615–25; < Turkish < Arabic ṣuffah platform used as a seat

Word History and Origins

Origin of sofa¹

C17 (in the sense: dais upholstered as a seat): from Arabic suffah

Example Sentences

Walker recently shared a photo showing what appeared to be 20 green bins in front of one property, right next to a discarded sofa.

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“It was the sofa’s fault, not his!” he thinks after an outburst against his children.

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Speaking to the BBC, the couple said they found Macie-Mae's body on the sofa at the funeral director's home, six miles away from the funeral parlour where they thought her body was being looked after.

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They say that around 189,000 families and individuals who faced the worst forms of homelessness such as rough sleeping, sofa surfing and living in tents were not included in official statistics.

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The building might well collapse but it doesn't deter them - they collect old breeze blocks and brush thick dust off an old red sofa.

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Related Words

• love seat 
• settee