flooring C2+ Topic:House & Home US /ˈflɔrɪŋ/ UK /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the material used to make the floor of a room They replaced the old carpet with oak flooring throughout the house. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the material used to make... floorfloorboardssurfacingdecking Word family Related forms floorfloorage Etymology AI details From floor (Old English flōr 'floor, ground, pavement') + the noun-forming suffix -ing. flōr Old English View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flooring **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈflɔrɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. the material used to make the floor of a room ## Examples - They replaced the old carpet with oak flooring throughout the house. ## Synonyms - floor - floorboards - surfacing - decking ## Related Forms - floor - floorage ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flōr ## Etymology From floor (Old English flōr 'floor, ground, pavement') + the noun-forming suffix -ing. ## AI Etymology Flooring comes from floor (Old English flōr 'floor, ground, pavement') + the noun-forming suffix -ing. The etymological trail includes Old English flōr. As a noun, flooring names the material used to make the floor of a room. The same family is visible in related forms such as floor and floorage. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - House & Home - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown