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

With the furniture tariffs, the pain could be felt largely by shoppers, due to price increases, rather than by the companies selling sofas and loveseats.

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I struggle with the word "loss", because I didn't lose her like a set of keys down the back of the sofa.

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Once the dog is fed, I often flop down on the sofa with my computer to do a little more work, chatting with my son while he’s gaming on his computer.

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We walked into our first session holding hands, but the vibe shifted as we settled onto opposite ends of the sofa.

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“I knew I wouldn’t be able to,” Dickinson, 29, says, sitting on a sofa in Soho’s Ham Yard Hotel on the day of the U.K. premiere in late September.

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Related Words

• love seat 
• settee