canopy

UK: /ˈkænəpi/ US: /ˈkænəpi/ ,(kan′ə pē)

Inflections of 'canopy' (n): npl: canopies

Inflections of 'canopy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

canopies

v 3rd person singular

canopying

v pres p

canopied

v past

canopied

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

can•o•py /ˈkænəpi/   n. [countable] , pl. -pies. 

1. a covering held up on poles or hung above a bed, throne, etc.
2. Architecture a similar covering or awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.
3. Ecology the cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest:
   The monkeys climbed high into the canopy and couldn't be seen.

can•o•pied, adj.: 

canopied terraces.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

can•o•py  (kan′ə pē), n., pl. -pies, v., -pied, -py•ing. 
n. 

1. a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
2. Architecture an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.
3. Architecture an ornamental, rooflike projection or covering.
4. Ecology Also called crown canopy, crown cover. the cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest.
5. the sky.
6. Aeronautics the part of a parachute that opens up and fills with air, usually made of nylon or silk.
7. Aeronautics the transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane.

v.t. 

8. to cover with or as with a canopy:
   Branches canopied the road.

• Greek kōnōpeîon bed with net to keep gnats off, equivalent. to kó̄nōp(s) gnat + -eion, neuter of -eios adjective, adjectival suffix
• Medieval Latin canōpēum, variant of Latin cōnōpēum mosquito net
• Middle English canope 1350–1400

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canopy / ˈkænəpɪ/ noun ( -pies)

1. an ornamental awning above a throne or bed or held over a person of importance on ceremonial occasions
2. a rooflike covering over an altar, niche, etc
3. a roofed structure serving as a sheltered passageway or area
4. a large or wide covering, esp one high above: the sky was a grey canopy
5. the nylon or silk hemisphere that forms the supporting surface of a parachute
6. the transparent cover of an aircraft cockpit
7. the highest level of branches and foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees

verb ( -pies, -pying, -pied)

1. (transitive) to cover with or as if with a canopy

Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin canōpeum mosquito net, from Latin cōnōpeum gauze net, from Greek kōnōpeion bed with protective net, from kōnōps mosquito