coffee-table

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adjective

cof·​fee-ta·​ble ˈkȯ-fē-ˌtā-bəl 

ˈkä-

: of, relating to, or being an article (such as a book or magazine) intended for display (as on a coffee table)

coffee table

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noun

: a low table customarily placed in front of a sofa

called also cocktail table

Examples of coffee-table in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Written by the design editor of New York magazine and Curbed, Wendy Goodman, the stunning coffee-table book traces the store’s 125-year history. — Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026

The easy fix is to position it at coffee-table height, tilt it up, and let the auto-keystone correction square off the image. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026

Noun

The bookshelf in our king-bedroom suite featured a variety of titles - from coffee table books chronicling early twentieth-century Miami to art history books to beachy novels. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Marble Furniture Daley is a fan of marble side and coffee tables. — Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1962, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffee-table

• eatable
• treatable
• depletable
• repeatable
• unbeatable

Kids Definition

coffee table

noun

: a low table usually placed in front of a sofa