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Nobody believes it, but I slept on a futon till I was 13.
Balthazar Getty

Meaning of "futon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUTON

From Japanese.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUTON

futon  [ˈfuːˌtɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUTON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Futon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Futon

A futon is traditional Japanese bedding consisting of padded mattresses and quilts pliable enough to be folded and stored away during the day, allowing the room to serve for purposes other than as a bedroom. The bedding set referred to as futon in Japan fundamentally consists of a shikibuton and a kakebuton. The word futon is an English loanword derived from Japanese futon . It is Sino-Japanese, originally meaning 'round cushions filled with cattail flower spikes'; it is derived from Chinese fu or pu + ton or tuan. A futon is a flat mattress with a fabric exterior stuffed with cotton, wool, or synthetic batting that makes up a Japanese bed. Futons are sold in Japan at speciality stores called futon'ya as well as at department stores. They are often sold in sets that include the futon mattress, a comforter or blanket, a summer blanket resembling a large towel, and a pillow generally filled with beans, buckwheat chaff, or plastic beads.

Definition of futon in the English dictionary

The definition of futon in the dictionary is a Japanese padded quilt, laid on the floor for use as a bed, or on a frame for use as a chair.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUTON


automaton
ɔːˈtɒməˌtɒn
demeton
ˈdemɪˌtɒn
disulfoton
daɪˈsʌlfəˌtɒn
exciton
ˈɛksaɪˌtɒn
feuilleton
ˈfʊɪˌtɒn
graviton
ˈɡrævɪˌtɒn
hyperbaton
haɪˈpɜːbəˌtɒn
magneton
ˈmæɡnɪˌtɒn
parton
ˈpɑːˌtɒn
peloton
ˈpɛləˌtɒn
periphyton
pəˈrɪfɪˌtɒn
sabaton
ˈsæbəˌtɒn
soliton
ˈsɒlɪˌtɒn
zacaton
ˈzækəˌtɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUTON

futhark
futhorc
futhork
futile
futilely
futileness
futilitarian
futilitarianism
futilities
futility
futsal
futtock
futtock plate
futtock shroud
futural
future
future life
future perfect
future tense
future value

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUTON

Aston
boston
bouton
Bruton
button
Clinton
cotton
crouton
Hamilton
homeoteleuton
homoeoteleuton
Houston
Luton
mouton
muton
on the button
pluton
Teuton
ton
Washington

Synonyms and antonyms of futon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «futon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUTON

Find out the translation of futon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of futon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «futon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒲团
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

futón
570 millions of speakers

English

futon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

futon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فوتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

футон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

futon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Futon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Futon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

布団
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Futon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

futon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெத்தைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्यूटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şilte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

futon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

futon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

футон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

futon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

futon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

futon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

futon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

futon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of futon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTON»

The term «futon» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.278 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about futon

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2 QUOTES WITH «FUTON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word futon.
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Balthazar Getty
Nobody believes it, but I slept on a futon till I was 13.
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Ricky Martin
I don't need anything to live, to be honest. Give me a mattress or a futon on the floor and I'll be the happiest camper.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUTON»

Discover the use of futon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to futon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Futon Fever
"When Will Jilts Suzie for a life of free and easy debauchery, he needs to lie low for a while.
Dawn Anderson, 2000
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Bed Buying Tips For The Novis Shopper
It is a true fact that most people who sleep on bed mattress futon are not aware that bed mattress futons were first invented by the Japanese. Over many decades , the Japanese have slept on bed mattress futon placed on their floors. This is ...
Chrystal Irwan
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Back and Bed: Ergonomic Aspects of Sleeping
1.4.1.2.1.2 Japan—“Futon” is a Japanese word that translates as “bedding” and originally referred to the pillow (“makura”), the traditional sleeping mat made of cotton (the “shike” or bottom futon, see Chapter 2), and the thick cotton quilt called ...
Bart Haex, 2004
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Cincinnati Magazine
Valerie Williams, who started making futons in the early '80s, notes that when she stitched her first, few people in Cincinnati knew what they were. "Now everybody does." Williams sells all- cotton futons at The Family Futon, her original store in ...
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Proceedings of the Twenty-second Annual Conference of the ...
LISA LTM representation of sell-to (Bill, Mary, car) and own (Mary, car) (Situation 1 ; top) and sell-to (Beth, Peter, futon) (Situation 2; bottom). Augmented with unsupervised learning and intersection discovery, LISA'S approach to mapping ...
Lila R. Gleitman, Aravind K. Joshi, 2000
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Rituals of Self-revelation: Shishōsetsu as Literary Genre ...
"Futon," as an attempt to "catch up"42 with Toson, who had moved ahead of him in literary practice, therefore contains many of the specific elements that constituted the contemporary reader's horizon of expectation. "Futon" could be described ...
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit, 1996
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Breaking Out of Environmental Illness: Essential Reading for ...
She insisted I buy a cotton futon, which she said experts in environmental illness recommended over a foam mattress, because the former had fewer chemicals. When she lived in Newburyport, Patty had purchased a futon to replace the foam  ...
Robert Sampson, 1997
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A Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords
38 futon layer of paper (or sometimes cloth) is frequently ornamented with a painted scene or with abstract designs. (Miyeko Murase, Masterpieces of Japanese Screen Painting, 1990, p. 8) Like medieval European tapestries that were hung to ...
Toshie M. Evans, 1997
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Rhetoric of Confession: "Shishosetsu" in Early ...
The author himself suggests that they are indeed close in his memoir, Tokyo no sanju nen (My thirty years in Tokyo), published in 1917, ten years after Futon. In the chapter entitled "My Anna Mahr,"19 Katai claims that he wrote Futon knowing  ...
Edward Fowler, 1988
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Japanese Culture and Behavior: Selected Readings
The main reason given by Japanese mothers for the use of cribs during the first year is that they are easier to clean than futon if the infant should soil his bedding. A secondary reason is the fear of rolling on the infant while asleep, although this  ...
Takie Lebra (Sugiyama), William P. Lebra, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUTON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term futon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Charts with "Celebrity …
[07/12/15 - 08:47 AM] Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Charts with "Celebrity Family Feud" Marathon By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) ... «The Futon Critic, Jul 15»
2
Versatile furniture key for frequent, easy moves
Instead of a bulky, wood-frame box spring, consider a simple platform bed on which a futon or memory-foam mattress can be dropped. Wayfair ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Suspension of Cowboys DE Greg Hardy reduced
Second, he used physical force against her which caused her to land on a futon that was covered with at least four semi-automatic rifles. Third ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
4
The Decemberists at Edgefield on July 10, 2015
Music Festival and I'm stretched out on a futon in SW Portland. The floor is littered with beer-soaked camping supplies and my brain hurts. «Vortex Music Magazine, Jul 15»
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Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Demos with "Big …
[07/10/15 - 08:41 AM] Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Demos with "Big Brother" By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) ... «The Futon Critic, Jul 15»
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Greg Hardy's suspension reduction to deflate-gate level isn't reason …
She had accused him of flinging her from a bed, throwing her in a bathtub, tossing her down on a futon full of assault rifles, and threatening to kill her. Despite the ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»
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Excerpt: Big Freedia's Sexual Awakening, in Her Own Words
I led him into the backyard and we sat together on my futon and lit some herb. He explained that his family would kill him if they knew he was ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
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Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "MasterChef" Rises as FOX, NBC …
[07/09/15 - 08:46 AM] Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "MasterChef" Rises as FOX, NBC Share Demo Crown By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) ... «The Futon Critic, Jul 15»
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Oklahoma Prepares to Execute Richard Glossip
For example, in the days after the murder, Glossip sold a number of furnishings — a futon, an entertainment system, two vending machines, and ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
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MSD-S's Futon Daybed a pared-back invitation to an afternoon nap
“We joke that this was really for our studio to take afternoon naps,” says M-S-D-S's Jessica Nakanishi of the Futon Daybed, part of the Toronto ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

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