sundries

plural noun

sun·​dries ˈsən-drēz 

: miscellaneous small articles, details, or items

Beyond the shelves of sundries is a large storage room set up for indoor dining, with picnic tables covered by green checkered oilcloth.

—Jane Stern and Michael Stern

… the owners or managers of a dozen or so shops along the broad main street, which sold … an astonishing assortment of sundries.

—Robert Shaplen

There were pushcarts that displayed cheap housedresses and underwear, and others that sold housewares, knives and forks, plates and sundries.

—Harold Robbins

compare sundry entry 2

Synonyms

• etceteras
• notion
• novelties
• odds and ends

Examples of sundries in a Sentence

the only things she needed for her overnight stay were her carryall and a small bag for sundries

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s also a guide that shares where to find sundries like hot sauces, jams and spices produced by companies with owners from Black, Indigenous or other marginalized communities. —Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022

This is the place to stock up on baking ingredients, retro toys, candles, greeting cards and sundries. —Necee Regis, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022

In parts of the city, activists have nailed small wooden cupboards to street posts offering up sundries such as socks, tampons, shampoo and cans of tuna. —Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022

External flaps and a zip pocket kept sundries organized, while the weather resistant body and padded shoulder straps played nicely on trails and trains. —Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 11 June 2022

Word History

Etymology

sundry entry 1

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sundries

plural noun

sun·​dries ˈsən-drēz 

: miscellaneous small articles (as pins or needles)