variants
or king-sized
1
: longer than the regular or standard size
a king-size cigarette
2
: unusually large
3
US, of a bed
: having dimensions of approximately 76 by 80 inches (about 1.9 by 2.0 meters)
also
: of a size that fits a king-size bed
king-size sheets
compare full-size, queen-size, twin-size
Examples of king-size in a Sentence
built a king-size mansion with the money he had made in the stock market
the king-size snake known as the anaconda
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Guest room options range from a deluxe with a king-size bed to a premier, which has a private balcony and two queen-size beds.
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
The open layout flows from a king-size bed dressed in crisp white linens to a compact kitchenette stocked for morning coffee and easy island meals.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2025
For the best of all, choose the penthouse suite with its two corner king-size bedrooms.
—Johanna Read, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
That results in a bed space measuring a full 75 x 80 in (191 x 203-cm), an inch short of full and proper king-size dimensions.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2025
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
The open layout flows from a king-size bed dressed in crisp white linens to a compact kitchenette stocked for morning coffee and easy island meals.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2025
For the best of all, choose the penthouse suite with its two corner king-size bedrooms.
—Johanna Read, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
That results in a bed space measuring a full 75 x 80 in (191 x 203-cm), an inch short of full and proper king-size dimensions.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for king-size
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king-size. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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