US, of a bed : having dimensions of approximately 60 by 80 inches (about 1.5 by 2.0 meters)
also : of a size that fits a queen-size bed
a queen-size sheet
compare full-size, king-size, twin-size

Examples of queen-size in a Sentence

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The open floor plan came with a queen-size bed, a small sofa, and a glass coffee table dotted with secondhand books, including Pablo Capra’s Topanga Beach: A History 1820s-1920 and Mervyn Dykes's The Empty Eden. Grace Bernard, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024 The author paid a company, Renewable Recycling, to pick up and recycle his queen-size mattress in New York City. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024 The cozy studio log cabins, with queen-size beds and private fire pits, work great for couples and solo travelers. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 18 Oct. 2024 This two-stage tent design saves space for an open, 215-cm-high (7-ft) entryway that campers use to climb up into the queen-size bed. New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for queen-size 

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of queen-size was in 1959

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“Queen-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queen-size. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

queen-size

adjective
ˈkwēn-ˌsīz
: having a size of about 60 inches by 80 inches (about 1.5 by 1.9 meters)
a queen-size bed
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