Meaning & use
sommier
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Meaning
nouncountable
The base part of a bed that supports the mattress, often made of wood or metal springs.
Grammar: Countable: a sommier, two sommier bases. Often used in the phrase 'sommier base'.
Patterns
- a sommier base
- on a sommier
The bed has a sturdy sommier base that provides extra support.
They bought a new sommier to go with their memory foam mattress.
The hotel rooms feature beds with upholstered sommier bases.
Word forms
| plural | sommiers |
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Common combinations
- sommier base
- The sommier base is made of solid pine.
- upholstered sommier
- She chose an upholstered sommier to match the headboard.
- sommier bed
- A sommier bed often has a slatted frame.
- sommier with drawers
- The sommier with drawers offers extra storage.
Synonyms and how they differ
- bed base
- Bed base is a more general term that can refer to any type of support for a mattress, while sommier specifically suggests a sprung or slatted base.
- box spring
- Box spring is mainly used in American English and typically refers to a base containing springs, whereas sommier is more common in British English and can also be a slatted wooden base.
Commonly confused: sommier or sommelier?
sommier vs sommelier
A sommelier is a wine waiter, a completely different word. Sommier refers to part of a bed.
Practice
What is a sommier?
Choose one answer.
A sommier is the base of a bed, not the mattress itself. Option 0 is wrong because the mattress is separate; option 2 is a sommelier; option 3 is unrelated.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “sommier”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.