meuble

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See also: meublé

French

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mœbl/
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Noun

meuble m (plural meubles)

  1. piece of furniture
  2. (heraldry) charge
  3. (law) piece of personal property

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

meuble (plural meubles)

  1. soft, pliable, malleable

Synonyms

Verb

meuble

  1. inflection of meubler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Latin mōbilis (movable).

Noun

meuble m (plural meubles)

  1. (Guernsey) piece of furniture