foldaway

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adjective

That may be folded away when not in use.

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foldablefoldingcollapsiblecollapsable
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Meanings

adjectivefoldaway (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat may be folded away when not in use.

    The thought of sleeping with Ann on the fold-away living-room sofa was so impossible, she hadn't even thought about it any more.

    1981 February 14, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voices in the Night”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 8
nounfoldaway (plural foldaways)

plural foldaways

  1. A piece of furniture, of any kind, that can be folded away when not in use.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecapable of being folded up and stored

Similar
foldablefoldingcollapsiblecollapsable
Also see
collapsiblefoldablefolding

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fold + away.

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Translations

Bulgarian сгъваем
  • сгъваем (sgăvaem)That may be folded away when not in use
Cite this entry
APA

foldaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foldaway

MLA

“foldaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foldaway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foldaway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foldaway.

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