wallpaper

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noun

wall·​pa·​per ˈwȯl-ˌpā-pər 

1

: decorative paper for the walls of a room

2

: the background image or set of images displayed on a computer screen

After becoming a member, the user gets to design a homepage with his or her choice of pictures, music, wallpaper, writing, and information making each page unique.

—Fahiym Ratcliffe

wallpaper

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verb

wallpapered; wallpapering; wallpapers

transitive verb

: to provide the walls of (a room) with wallpaper

intransitive verb

: to put wallpaper on a wall

Examples of wallpaper in a Sentence

Noun

The wallpaper began to peel.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Three additional en suite bedrooms are also on this level, including one wrapped entirely in whimsical floral wallpaper. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026

The rooms are warm and inviting, with a log fireplace and green-and-white floral wallpaper that almost makes this stately space feel like a snug cottage. —Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026

Verb

When the walls aren’t painted at all, but rather wallpapered, trim still shouldn’t be overlooked. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026

Kitchens, open-concept spaces, and single walls are also probably not worth wallpapering. —Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1918, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for wallpaper

• newspaper
• notepaper
• sandpaper
• skyscraper
• wastepaper
• caper
• paper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor

Kids Definition

wallpaper

noun

wall·​pa·​per

ˈwȯl-ˌpā-pər

: decorative paper for covering the walls of a room

wallpaper verb