as in couches
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
the young couple snuggled on the settee
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Recent Examples of settees
The structure can range from settees or high-back silhouettes with a perch for a little tête-à-tête, posh bouclé love seats, structural chaise lounges (just ask Emma Chamberlain), and mini sofas that double as sleepers.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
With vintage styles trending this year, designers are loving pieces like settees that have lived-in character to make rooms feel more inviting.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
This is an Old World hotel with a music theme—the buildings date from the early 18th and late 19th centuries, the curtains are thick, the settees in crushed velvet, the club chairs in leather, the color of cognac.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
The furniture is made of mahogany, teak and rattan and includes upholstered seating, accent tables, benches and settees and handwoven rugs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Hefty stone fireplaces and exposed travertine door frames share space with chandeliers of pink beaded glass, as well as low-slung lounge chairs and settees.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
With vintage styles trending this year, designers are loving pieces like settees that have lived-in character to make rooms feel more inviting.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
This is an Old World hotel with a music theme—the buildings date from the early 18th and late 19th centuries, the curtains are thick, the settees in crushed velvet, the club chairs in leather, the color of cognac.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
The furniture is made of mahogany, teak and rattan and includes upholstered seating, accent tables, benches and settees and handwoven rugs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Hefty stone fireplaces and exposed travertine door frames share space with chandeliers of pink beaded glass, as well as low-slung lounge chairs and settees.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settees
Noun
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In an era of inflation, rising cost of living and widespread economic anxiety, the true fans of yesteryear watch from couches across America.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Starlink is a communications network already in orbit, with some of its most strategically important customers in defense, maritime and aviation, not only on living-room couches.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Micro-trends such as the wavy look and oversized cloud sofas are going out of style.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
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There’s the grand living room with another side of that fireplace blocked in by plush sofas and the adjacent dining room with its long table and stone underfoot and calamondin trees catching the light.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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“Settees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settees. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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