plural futons also futon
: a usually cotton-filled mattress used on the floor or in a frame as a bed, couch, or chair
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Then, instead of the tell-tale metal frame of futons in your college days, this sturdy metal frame is imperceptible, but can be adjusted into four different positions, including the fully flat full-size bed.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattress Firm also carries furniture, including folding guest beds, daybeds, futons and dog beds.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Keep in mind that foam futon mattresses are the lightest and all-cotton futon mattresses are the heaviest.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
The millennials had no money and no career direction—taking up serving and bartending jobs at local restaurants to make ends meet while crashing on her parents’ futon.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattress Firm also carries furniture, including folding guest beds, daybeds, futons and dog beds.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Keep in mind that foam futon mattresses are the lightest and all-cotton futon mattresses are the heaviest.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
The millennials had no money and no career direction—taking up serving and bartending jobs at local restaurants to make ends meet while crashing on her parents’ futon.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for futon
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“Futon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futon. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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