noun

stationery

STAYSHN-ree

noun

Writing materials — paper, pens, envelopes, and similar office supplies.

"She picked up some nice stationery for writing thank-you cards."

"The office ordered more stationery — pens, paper, and envelopes."

How to Use Stationery

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishPaper, pens, and other writing or office supplies.

Memory tip

stationEry has an E, like envelope and letter.

Trace the full origin ↓

Easily confused with

stationary →

stationeries plural

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Can you complete this real example?

She picked up some nice _____ for writing thank-you cards.

Originally, a "stationer" was a bookseller with a fixed shop (unlike travelling peddlers); the word later narrowed to mean paper goods specifically.

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