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

Since 2021’s underwhelming Things Take Time, Take Time, she’s tried to get unstuck through therapy, pottery classes, a Georgia O’Keeffe obsession, and a move from Australia to Los Angeles. —Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026

Trinity’s people would have also been adept at making pottery, and Barrera said there’s evidence of there having been some agriculture in this area in the pre-colonial period. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026

It was found inside King Tut’s tomb and in trace amounts on 9,000-year-old Chinese pottery and was written about in the Bible. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026

Both kids and adults can take classes in pottery, drawing, watercolors, and acrylics at the art center. —Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026

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