Meanings
nounoccasional table (plural occasional tables)
plural occasional tables
- furnitureAny small table, such as an end table, which has no particular function and may typically be folded away.
A cushion-covered divan; three-piece lounge-suite; occasional table, writing table and radio constituted the principal pieces[.]
1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XI, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 119
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From occasional (“for an occasion”) + table.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch bijzettafel
- bijzettafelsmall table having no particular function
Finnish pikkupöytä
- pikkupöytäsmall table having no particular function
French table d'appoint
- table d'appointsmall table having no particular function
German Tischchen, Nebentisch
- Tischchensmall table having no particular function
- Nebentischsmall table having no particular function
- Beitischsmall table having no particular function
- Beistelltischsmall table having no particular function
- Seitentischsmall table having no particular function
- Katzentischsmall table having no particular function
Italian tavolino
- tavolinosmall table having no particular function
Polish stolik ozdobny
- stolik ozdobnysmall table having no particular function
Russian журна́льный сто́лик
- журна́льный сто́лик (žurnálʹnyj stólik)small table having no particular function
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APA
occasional table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasional%20table
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“occasional table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasional%20table. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occasional table,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occasional%20table.
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