Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small sofa: A piece of furniture for seating two or more people, typically upholstered and with a back and arms.
   • A long wooden bench with a back: A long seat, often made of wood, designed to accommodate several people, typically found in public or rustic settings.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • They bought a comfortable settee for their living room.
  • The old settee on the porch was perfect for watching the sunset.
  • The waiting area had a simple wooden settee against the wall.

Advanced Usage

• As a focal point: A settee can serve as a central piece of furniture in a room's decor.

  • The antique settee became the conversation piece of the parlor.

• In historical context: The term often describes furniture from specific periods, like Victorian or Edwardian eras.

  • The auction featured a 19th-century mahogany settee.

Variants and Related Words

• Sofa: A more common general term for a long upholstered seat with a back and arms.
• Couch: Often used interchangeably with 'sofa' in modern contexts.
• Settee bed / Sofa bed: A sofa that can be converted into a bed.
• Bench: A long seat without a back or arms, often made of wood or stone.

Synonyms

• Sofa
• Couch
• Divan (a backless sofa or a sofa-like bed)
• Loveseat (a small sofa for two people)

Related Phrases

• Window seat / Window settee: A built-in bench in a recess of a window.
  • She curled up on the window settee with a book.

Idioms

(No common idioms are directly formed with the word "settee".)

Noun

1. a small sofa
2. a long wooden bench with a back