US, of a bed : having dimensions of approximately 60 by 80 inches (about 1.5 by 2.0 meters)
also : of a size that fits a queen-size bed
a queen-size sheet
compare full-size, king-size, twin-size

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Prices vary depending on color and size, but one of the best deals is on the queen-size set in gray. Toni Sutton, People.com, 10 May 2025 With their queen-size duvet coming in right at the $300 mark, Boll & Branch’s products offer many sustainable traits. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025 The two bedrooms on this level are equal in size, each fitting a queen-size bed and a desk. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Just three days before the first-round picks were announced, a single room with a queen-size bed at the Motel 6 in Green Bay, WI, near Lambeau Field, was priced at $377 for Thursday night. Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for queen-size

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of queen-size was in 1959

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“Queen-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queen-size. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

queen-size

adjective
ˈkwēn-ˌsīz
: having a size of about 60 inches by 80 inches (about 1.5 by 1.9 meters)
a queen-size bed
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