an upholstered seat with back and arms for two or more people
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
so•fa /ˈsoʊfə/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -fas.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Furniturea long upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
so•fa
(sō′fə),USA pronunciation n.
- Furniturea long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Arabic ṣuffah platform used as a seat
- Turkish
- 1615–25
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'sofa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Lawson
- Ottoman
- arm
- armpad
- armrest
- back order
- backed
- blend
- bolster
- borne
- boudeuse
- camelback
- canapé
- cast
- channel back
- chesterbed
- chesterfield
- club sofa
- coffee table
- confidente
- convertible
- couch
- crest rail
- cushion
- davenport
- davenport table.
- daybed
- divan
- durrie
- end table
- fire
- fluff
- have
- hideaway bed
- hoist
- independent
- jockey
- lay
- lit de justice
- loll
- loose cover
- lose
- lounge
- love seat
- lyre-form sofa
- modular
- méridienne
- ornate
- overstuffed
- plump