doonas

Meanings

1. 1nounpluralAustralianinformal

   Thick, soft covers for a bed, filled with feathers or man-made material; the plural of doona.

   Grammar: This is a plural noun; the singular is doona. Use it with plural verbs: the doonas are warm.

   Patterns

   • a doona
   • two doonas
   • wash the doonas
   • put doonas on the beds

   She washed the doonas before the guests arrived.

   In winter we put extra doonas on the beds.

   The shop sells doonas in single and double sizes.

2. 2nouncountableAustralianinformal

   A single thick bed cover of this kind; the singular form doona.

   Grammar: The singular doona is countable: a doona, one doona. The plural is doonas.

   Patterns

   • a doona
   • buy a doona
   • a warm doona

   I need a warmer doona for winter.

   He bought a new doona for his bed.

   A doona keeps you warm without a heavy blanket.

Word forms

Common combinations

a warm doona

A warm doona is essential in a cold house.

wash the doonas

I washed the doonas at the laundromat.

put doonas on the beds

Please put fresh doonas on the beds.

a doona cover

She changed the doona cover to match the curtains.

Synonyms and how they differ

duvet

The usual British word for the same item; doona is Australian.

comforter

The common American word for a thick bed cover.

quilt

A thick cover, often with stitching; similar but not always the same as a doona.

Word family

doona noun

The singular form: one thick bed cover.

Commonly confused: doonas or donor? doonas or dune?

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