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 complex contains grain storage silos and cylindrical pottery ovens for baking. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

People can decorate tiles as part of a community, collaborative project, try out a pottery wheel for free and shop pottery from local artists. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Now, true art therapy is more than dabbling in painting or pottery. — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Among the other items unearthed was a large mudbrick residential complex with planned streets, as well as rooms with grain-storage silos and cylindrical pottery ovens used to prepare food. — Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pottery

• cautery
• lottery
• watery
• electrocautery

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