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

Sometimes, she catches her father thinking about their old home - the sofas and the rugs, the rows of books on the shelves, which he had painstakingly put together, probably still lying in the rubble.

From BBC

Most often Ms Chola is photographed in all her glamour outside - often sitting on an elegant wooden chair or lounging on a leather sofa.

From BBC

But Jen didn’t realise then that the four other women sitting next to her on the red sofa - all survivors of Al Fayed’s abuse - would become friends.

From BBC

Williams, 56, is lounging on a sofa in London’s Charlotte Street Hotel, drinking coffee and attempting not to get croissant crumbs all over herself.

From Los Angeles Times

Wrapped in a cozy gray cardigan, she’s sitting cross-legged on a sofa, shoes off, with an overstuffed pillow in her lap.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• love seat
• settee