English Explanatory Dictionary

appliance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially
  2. An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:
  3. A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
  4. An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.
  5. The act of applying.
  6. A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
  7. Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.

Pronunciation

/əˈplaɪ.əns/ en-us-appliance.ogg

Word forms

appliance appliances

Etymology

Recorded since the 1560s. From the English apply + -ance.

Synonyms

application cure medicine remedy compliance

Derived words

appliance computer applianced appliancelike Dahl appliance fire appliance twin block appliance white appliance

Translations

Bulgarian: приспособле́ние Bulgarian: уре́д Bulgarian: прибо́р Finnish: kodinkone Finnish: laite French: appareil électrique German: Haushaltsgerät German: Vorrichtung German: Apparat German: Anordnung Greek: συσκευή Hindi: उपकरण Korean: 기구 Māori: pūrere Portuguese: dispositivo Russian: приспособле́ние Russian: прибо́р Spanish: implemento Spanish: instrumento Spanish: aparato Spanish: enseres Swedish: apparat Swedish: anordning Turkish: aygıt Turkish: cihaz Welsh: teclyn
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