sofanoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsəʊ.fə/us/ˈsoʊ.fə/UK also setteeA2 a long, soft seat with a back and usually arms, on which more than one person can sit at the same time
Examples
- They settled down on the sofa to watch the film.
- The children sat side by side on the sofa watching television.
- I sat down on the sofa next to Barbara.
- I just want to get home and stretch out on the sofa.
- The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Chairs & seats
- -seater
- armchair
- armrest
- banquette
- bar stool
- beach chair
- booster seat
- easy chair
- footstool
- front seat
- high chair
- living room suite
- perch
- rocker
- rocking chair
- sag bag
- seating
- stall
- stool
- window seat
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