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BNC: 13907 COCA: 13417

veneer

1 of 2

noun

ve·​neer və-ˈnir How to pronounce veneer (audio)
1
: a thin sheet of a material: such as
a
: a layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior wood
b
: any of the thin layers bonded together to form plywood
c
: a plastic or porcelain coating bonded to the surface of a cosmetically imperfect tooth
2
: a protective or ornamental facing (as of brick or stone)
3
: a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect : facade, gloss
a veneer of tolerance

veneer

2 of 2

verb

veneered; veneering; veneers

transitive verb

1
: to overlay or plate (a surface, as of a common sort of wood) with a thin layer of finer wood for outer finish or decoration
broadly : to face with a material giving a superior surface
2
: to cover over with a veneer
especially : to conceal (something, such as a defect of character) under a superficial and deceptive attractiveness
veneerer noun

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun a wall with a stone veneer a dresser with mahogany veneer Verb The cabinet was veneered in oak.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Austin, for example, is a shiny thing with a cowboy veneer. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2022 Choose from a range of colors available for the real wood veneer. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 In contradiction to Rachmaninoff’s public image as a dour spirit, his late scores have a cosmopolitan veneer and a sly, ironic tone. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 For a simple-yet-effective dash of drama, designer Tim Veresnovsky employed custom, high-contrast eucalyptus veneer wallcovering, cabinets, and a lone chair. Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 5 Aug. 2022 By doubling down on its protagonist’s depravity and stripping him of any boyishly charming veneer, the series stops searching for the vulnerability beneath his facade and commits to focusing on Barry’s dangerousness. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 Of course, that idealistic picture was just a veneer even then. Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 This backend flow is very much present in SD Gundam Battle Alliance and despite the cute veneer, there’s a decent Gundam here. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 If a mural is proposed, it will be printed, cut and installed onto the brick veneer by a print company retained by the city and LakewoodAlive. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022
Verb
Firefighters evacuated the building at 282 Sumner St. after the exterior masonry veneer partially collapsed, Boston fire officials said on Twitter at 1:33 a.m. Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 Wood, wood-laminate, veneer, fiberboard and even metal cabinets can be repainted without difficulty. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 22 July 2022 The cabin is quiet and richly appointed, especially in our Inscription-level test car, which wore light-gray leather upholstery with a matching open-pore wood veneer dividing the upper and lower dash panels. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 30 June 2022 Think natural oak veneer with rose quartz and brass accents. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2021 Kurz’s fall is seen as a major blow to Europe’s conservatives, many of whom saw him as a charismatic role model, packaging hard-line conservative values under a slick, media savvy veneer. Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021 These are just some of the microaggressions, quiet bigotries and structural hurdles that diplomats say ripple under the State Department's cosmopolitan veneer. Nicole Gaouette, CNN, 6 May 2021 The organic lines of the desk and table, for instance, were achieved by meticulously hand-matching strips of solid wood veneer to express the timber’s grain. Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 5 Mar. 2021 The photo below shows a common deviation, where the masonry veneer actually touches the shingles. Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

noun derivative of veneer entry 2, or borrowed directly from German (17th-century) furner, fornier (modern Furnier), noun derivative of fourniren, furniren "to apply thin strips of wood or other material (to cabinetwork, etc.)" — more at veneering

Verb

back-formation from veneering

First Known Use

Noun

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of veneer was in 1702

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