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

Think pottery classes, watercolor lessons, baking, gardening, book clubs, Pilates, surf lessons and dance classes like hip hop. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026

That’s not just painting, but sculpture, jewelry, photography, pottery, metalwork, textiles and a lot more. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

From the Green and Ivy pottery booth kids could paint decorative clay pieces and turn them into key chains or magnets while people of all ages could fill a pot with soil and plant succulents. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026

Hundreds of pieces of pottery outside a house in the Denver metro area need to disappear in a little over two weeks, or the owners will be arrested. —Olivia Young, CBS News, 2 May 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