pottery

noun

pot·​tery ˈpä-tə-rē 

plural potteries

1

: a place where clayware is made and fired

2

a

: the art or craft of the potter

b

: the manufacture of clayware

3

: clayware

especially : earthenware as distinguished from porcelain and stoneware and from brick and tile

Synonyms of pottery

• ceramics

Examples of pottery in a Sentence

He has collected pottery for years.

She was a painter for years before she discovered pottery.

Recent Examples on the Web

The inscription, which was carved on a small pottery fragment, was uncovered at the Tzurim Valley National Park in East Jerusalem. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Or, for a farmhouse dining room, a hutch or sideboard to display vintage glassware or French pottery could be key. —Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025

The Nigo x Nike Air Force 3 is getting two new colorways inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of pottery repair. —Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025

His collection included woodland pots from North America, Aztec stone figurines and obsidian blades, a canoe from South America, Indigenous stone tools and weapons, Taino artifacts, an ancient Roman mosaic fragment, and Chinese pottery and armor. —Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pottery

• cautery
• lottery
• watery

Kids Definition

pottery

noun

pot·​tery ˈpät-ə-rē 

plural potteries

1

: a place where clay articles (as pots and vases) are made

2

: the art of the potter : ceramics

3

: articles made from clay that is shaped while moist and hardened by heat