noun

settee

seh-TEE/seˈtiː/

A long upholstered seat for two or more people.

A blue settee provides a comfortable seat for two guests.

A modest two-seat upholstered settee with a padded back, two seat cushions and short wooden legs, presented at a clear three-quarter angle on white ground.

Etymology

Settee may be a variant of settle, a long bench with a back and arms, or a diminutive of set meaning “act of setting.” Its precise origin is uncertain.

In context

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we’ll place you on this settee, and afterwards get to business with all possible dispatch." Having satisfied himself on these points, he signed to Belton and between them they placed the man upon the couch.

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More examples

We sit together on the settee by the window.
The narrow settee fits neatly against the hallway wall.
Two matching settees face each other in the lobby.

Forms

settee · settees

Similar words

sofa: Often suggests a larger seat than a compact settee.
couch: More common in casual American speech for the same furniture.