meuble

Meaning

Noun

1. piece of furniture
2. charge
3. piece of personal property

Adj

soft, pliable, malleable

Verb

1. inflection of meubler:
2. inflection of meubler:

Concepts

furniture

piece of furniture

article of furniture

loose

of

piece

radiogram

a piece of furniture

common charge

friable

furnishing

item

Synonyms

mobilier

mou

friable

ameublement

poreux

meublante

meubles

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mœbl/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: mōbilis

In summary

Inherited from Latin mōbilis (“that which can be moved”), used in juridical Latin to refer to movable possessions, the antonym being immōbilis (> French immeuble (“building”)), used to refer to immovable possessions. Doublet of mobile.

Sentences

Prenant les rideaux sur un meuble .

Taking the curtains on a piece of furniture.