mobilio

furniture

noun moh-BEE-lyoh Rare

Origin: From mobile (piece of furniture), from Latin mobilis, 'movable'.

Also means

furnishings

Usage Note

Mobilio is a collective noun for the furniture of a room or house taken as a whole — similar to 'furnishings' in English. It is masculine singular and has no commonly used plural (one says i mobili for individual pieces). Do not confuse with immobili (real estate, literally 'the immovable things').

Examples

"Il mobilio del salotto è in stile antico."

Natural Translation

The living-room furniture is in an antique style.

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