carpeted

IPA/ˈkɑː.pə.tɪd/
KK[kˈɑrpətɪd]IPA/ˈkɑːr.pə.t̬ɪd/

carpeted — adjective

  • carpetedpositive
  • more carpetedcomparative
  • most carpetedsuperlative

1. describes a room or floor where carpet has been laid, usually fitted from wall t

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Definition

describes a room or floor where carpet has been laid, usually fitted from wall to wall

Example

The carpeted hallway was warm under Emeka's feet on cold mornings.

attributive adjective: carpeted + noun

Yuki liked the carpeted bedroom more than the cold kitchen floor.

Common collocations
  • thickly carpeted
  • richly carpeted
  • fully carpeted
  • newly carpeted
Synonyms
  • carpet-covered

    less common; mostly used in technical or descriptive writing

Antonyms
  • uncarpeted

    having no carpet; a bare floor

  • bare

    general term for a floor with no covering at all

Grammar Patterns

carpeted + noun

be + carpeted

Usage Note

Often combined with colour or texture words to describe the type of carpet (red-carpeted, thickly carpeted, richly carpeted).

Common Mistakes

The room is carpet.
The room is carpeted.
'carpet' is a noun; use the adjective 'carpeted' to describe a room with carpet on the floor.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

"carpeted" is the standard everyday adjective for a floor or room that has wall-to-wall carpet fitted permanently. "carpet-covered" means the same thing but is far less common and sounds technical — you would rarely use it in speech. "rug-covered" describes a floor with loose rugs placed on top (not fitted from wall to wall), so a rug-covered room still has bare patches of floor showing. If you say a room is carpeted, people picture soft flooring that reaches every corner; if you say it is rug-covered, they picture individual mats laid over wood or tile.

carpeted ↗carpet-coveredrug-covered

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Etymology

LatinItalianOld FrenchEnglish

Formed from the noun 'carpet' plus the past-participle suffix '-ed', turning it into an adjective meaning 'having carpet'. The noun 'carpet' entered English in the 13th century from Old French 'carpite' (a heavy decorated cloth), which came from Italian 'carpita' (thick woollen cloth), ultimately from Latin 'carpere' (to card or pull wool).