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

“I wanted to see things, I wanted to feel things. I wanted to experience people. And you don’t do that when you sit in the house on the sofa admiring your curtains.”

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“I wanted to see things, I wanted to feel things. I wanted to experience people. And you don’t do that when you sit in the house on the sofa admiring your curtains.”

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In fact, her Jewish lover was lying in the base of a heavy mahogany sofa bed that was locked from the inside; he had codeine to suppress his persistent cough.

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The creature is crouched by the sofa, distracted by something, by … pizza?

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Miss Mortimer tucked her legs beneath her on the sofa.

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Related Words

• love seat 
• settee