Mantelpiece — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæntəlpˌiːs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈantəlpˌiːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈantəlpˌiːs/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈæntəlpˌiːs/.

Examples

in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mantlepiece chimneypiece mantle mantel

Parts of Speech

noun	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace “in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kaminsims

Regal, das aus der Wand über dem Kamin herausragt

🇫🇷French

manteau de cheminée

étagère qui dépasse du mur au-dessus de la cheminée

🇪🇸Spanish

manto de chimenea

estante que sobresale de la pared sobre la chimenea

🇮🇹Italian

caminetto

mensola che sporge dalla parete sopra il camino

🇳🇱Dutch

schoorsteenmantel

plank die uit de muur boven de open haard steekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

lareira

prateleira que se projeta da parede acima da lareira

🇷🇺Russian

каминная полка

полка, выступающая из стены над камином

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अऋगीठी के चारों ओर की लकड़ी की बनावट

शेल्फ जो फायरप्लेस के ऊपर की दीवार से निकलती है

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்வை

நெருப்பிடம் மேலே சுவரில் இருந்து திட்டமிடும் அலமாரி

🇮🇳Telugu

కవచము

పొయ్యి పైన గోడ నుండి ప్రొజెక్ట్ చేసే షెల్ఫ్

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેન્ટેલપીસ

શેલ્ફ કે જે ફાયરપ્લેસની ઉપરની દિવાલથી પ્રોજેક્ટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕವಚದ ತುಂಡು

ಅಗ್ಗಿಸ್ಟಿಕೆ ಮೇಲಿನ ಗೋಡೆಯಿಂದ ಯೋಜಿಸುವ ಶೆಲ್ಫ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാൻ്റൽപീസ്

അടുപ്പിന് മുകളിലുള്ള ഭിത്തിയിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രൊജക്റ്റ് ചെയ്യുന്ന ഷെൽഫ്

🇵🇰Urdu

مینٹل پیس

شیلف جو چمنی کے اوپر دیوار سے پروجیکٹ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

壁炉架

从壁炉上方的墙壁伸出的架子

🇯🇵Japanese

マントルピース

暖炉の上の壁から突き出た棚

🇰🇷Korean

벽난로 선반

벽난로 위 벽에서 돌출된 선반

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệ lò sưởi

kệ chiếu từ bức tường phía trên lò sưởi

🇹🇭Thai

หิ้ง

ชั้นวางของที่ยื่นออกมาจากผนังเหนือเตาผิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

rak perapian

rak yang menonjol dari dinding di atas perapian

🇲🇾Malay

perapian

rak yang menonjol dari dinding di atas perapian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رف الموقد

الرف الذي يبرز من الحائط فوق المدفأة

🇮🇷Persian

شومینه

قفسه ای که از دیوار بالای شومینه بیرون می زند

🇹🇷Turkish

şömine rafı

şöminenin üstündeki duvardan çıkıntı yapan raf

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶדֶן הַאָח

מדף שבולט מקיר מעל האח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'mantelpiece'?

The primary meaning of 'mantelpiece' is 'shelf that projects from wall above fireplace'.

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Using 'mantelpiece' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mantelpiece' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mantelpiece' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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