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I remember one day my son, our Robert, was looking at me on the settee and looking at me on the television, and then all of a sudden he said: 'Why don't you bring that pretty mummy home with you?' And I thought: 'Oh dear, I'm going to have to dress up at home now as well!'
Cilla Black

Meaning of "settee" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SETTEE

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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 SETTEE

settee  [sɛˈtiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SETTEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Settee 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 SETTEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

settee

Couch

A couch or sofa is a piece of furniture for seating two or more people in the form of a bench, with or without armrests, that is partially or entirely upholstered, and often fitted with springs and tailored cushions. Although a couch is used primarily for seating, it may be used for reclining and napping. In homes, couches are normally found in the family room, living room, den, sitting room or the lounge. They are also found in hotels, lobbies of commercial offices, waiting rooms, furniture stores, etc. The term couch is used in North America, Australia, New Zealand, whilst the term sofa is generally used in the United Kingdom. The word originated in Middle English from the Old French noun couche, which derived from the verb meaning "to lie down". It originally denoted an item of furniture for lying or sleeping on, somewhat like a chaise longue, but now refers to sofas in general. Other terms synonymous with the above definition are settee, chesterfield, divan, davenport, and canapé.

Definition of settee in the English dictionary

The definition of settee in the dictionary is a seat, for two or more people, with a back and usually with arms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SETTEE


absentee
ˌæbsənˈtiː
amputee
ˌæmpjʊˈtiː
arrestee
ˌærɛsˈtiː
BLT
ˌbiːɛlˈtiː
buriti
ˌbuːrɪˈtiː
cestui
sɛˈtiː
CTT
ˌsiːtiːˈtiː
devotee
ˌdɛvəˈtiː
draftee
drɑːfˈtiː
DT
ˌdiːˈtiː
EET
ˌiːiːˈtiː
grantee
ɡrɑːnˈtiː
guarantee
ˌɡærənˈtiː
LGBT
ˈɛlˈdʒiːˈbiːˈtiː
LMT
ˌɛlɛmˈtiː
LSAT
ˌeleseɪˈtiː
manatee
ˈmænəˌtiː, ˌmænəˈtiː
mentee
mɛnˈtiː
moti
məʊˈtiː
Santee
sænˈtiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SETTEE

sett
settee bed
setter
setterwort
setting
setting lotion
setting rule
setting-up
setting-up exercises
settle
settle a score
settle accounts with
settle down
settle for
settle in
settle someone´s hash
settle with
settleable
settled
settledness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SETTEE

action committee
bed settee
Central Committee
committee
dancettee
disciplinary committee
Education Committee
executive committee
Internal Security Committee
joint committee
management committee
National Executive Committee
planning committee
select committee
selection committee
senate committee
standing committee
steering committee
subcommittee
works committee

Synonyms and antonyms of settee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «settee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SETTEE

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

Translator English - Chinese

长沙发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sofá
570 millions of speakers

English

settee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोफ़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَرِيكَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диван
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sofá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

canapé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Settee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sofa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソファー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trường kỷ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைகளும் முதுகும் உடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेटिटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanepe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kanapa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

канапка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

canapea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καναπές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soffa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sofabenk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of settee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SETTEE»

The term «settee» is regularly used and occupies the 57.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SETTEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «settee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «settee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «SETTEE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word settee.
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Cilla Black
I remember one day my son, our Robert, was looking at me on the settee and looking at me on the television, and then all of a sudden he said: 'Why don't you bring that pretty mummy home with you?' And I thought: 'Oh dear, I'm going to have to dress up at home now as well!'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SETTEE»

Discover the use of settee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to settee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uncle Sonny's Settee
First in a series of children's stories to leave you spell bound!
James Trueman, 2006
2
The Strength of Women: Âhkamêyimowak
Personal recollections by a wide spectrum of Aboriginal women tell stories of injustice, racism, genocide and sexism, but also of awakening, fierce struggles and hope.
Priscilla Settee, 2011
3
The dance settee and other stories
With settings ranging from Britain to Spain, to Greece and the United States, this is a cosmopolitan and engaging collection.
Ruth Thomas, 1999
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Pimatisiwin: Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Our Time Has Come
The findings for this study suggest the range of work that is to be done and as well it shares stories of how this is being undertaken in several regions in our extended global community.
Priscilla Settee, 2007
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography
The mission ended in failure in 1845, for Settee, a northern Swampy Cree, lacked kinship and language ties with the southern Plains Cree. Settee and his wife taught for a time at The Pas (Man.), and in the summer of 1846 the Reverend ...
Ramsay Cook, Jean Hamelin, 1994
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Tables and Chairs
The author redesigned the traditional Windsor settee so the bow would flow more smoothly in a continuous curve from the arm. He also fanned out the spindles evenly, eliminating the usual gap between the third and fourth spindles on each ...
Fine Woodworking. Fine Woodworking, 1995
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Antique Trader Furniture Price Guide
Settee, Queen Anne Revival, mahogany, the high rectangular upholstered back flanked by scrolled upholstered arms & the over-upholstered seat, raised on three front cabriole legs ending in pad feet & joined by simple turned H-stretchers to ...
Kyle Husfloen, 2008
8
Ultimate Scrapbook Style
HALF-MOON. SETTEE. Enter this sitting room, complete with a fringed curtain and a soft setti ALWAYS AND FOREVER Make a collage with many textures whose. 12" x 12" (30.5x30.5 cm) gray floral paper for the background solid papers: pale ...
Trice Boerens
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Sailing Boats from Around the World: The Classic 1906 Treatise
Comprehensive, profusely illustrated book documents early-20th-century sailing: boat types around the world, racing boats, odd and experimental vessels, more. Over 380 illustrations and photographs. Indexes. Bibliography.
Henry Coleman Folkard, 2000
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Early Ohio Taverns: Tavern Sign, Stagecoach, Barge, Banner, ...
The Ohio Frontier Series, 1767-1847, No. 1.
Rhea Mansfield Knittle, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SETTEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term settee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carol Wilkie's Notes from a Small Settee: Kings of Wessex pupils vs …
SEVERAL years ago, about 2007 or 2008, I spotted a half-page spread in the Daily Mail about the Kings of Wessex School. The school had seemingly ... «Cheddar Valley Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Young mum found her 42-year-old dad dead on settee
A TEARFUL young mum told an inquest how she found her 42-year-old dad dead on her settee. Carly Fielding told an inquest at Cleethorpes Town Hall that her ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jun 15»
3
Settee of Culture: Hull's first Turner Prize entry?
Dubbed the Settee of Culture, Turner judges would no doubt say the modern masterpiece juxtaposes the everydayness of the banal with the iconoclastic, ... «Hull Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Dog looks away and fidgets when confronted about tearing a sofa to …
Later in the clip, the uncomfortable pooch sits itself up on the settee and leans back – as if wishing the furniture would swallow him up. Throughout the video the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Carol Wilkie's Notes from a Small Settee: 'Rats are repulsive, foxes …
Quite a few Gazette readers have taken to their keyboards and winged off letters to take newly-elected Tory MP, James Heappey to task, because he supports ... «Cheddar Valley Gazette, May 15»
6
Richard Herring to bring Lord of the Dance Settee to Bridport
After covering weighty issues like death, love,and religion and spam javelins, Richard Herring will be at Bridport Electric Palace on June 11 to talk about about ... «Western Gazette, May 15»
7
Carol Wilkie's Notes from a Small Settee: Where's the beefcakes?
The Women of Britain have got ten months to wait until the next series of "Poldark" returns to our screens. Poor Capt. Poldark, instead of having the opportunity to ... «Cheddar Valley Gazette, May 15»
8
R.D. Parker Collegiate student wins student citizenship award
Owen Settee stands beside Peter Bjornson, the minister of education, left, and ... Owen Settee, a Grade 9 student from Thompson, was honoured on March. «Thompson Citizen, Mar 15»
9
Richard Herring's Lord of the Dance Settee: Silly but lacked impact
His latest Lord Of The Dance Settee show was as laugh-out-loud and silly a show as you're likely to see this year. Even if it left you pining for the anger and bite ... «Birmingham Mail, Mar 15»
10
Carol Wilkie's Notes from a Small Settee: House and home
My friend Noddy registers quite high on the Domestic Slutometer Scale. Household goddess she ain't. There was a ring on her doorbell one evening about 10 ... «Cheddar Valley Gazette, Mar 15»

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