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arm-chair

arm-chair is the dated form of armchair.

Meaning of armchair

Noun

armchair (plural armchairs)

  1. A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
    • I collapsed into an armchair.
  2. An upholstered chair without armrests intended for the living room
    Synonyms:
    easy chair
  3. (figuratively) A position from which a casual and inexpert perspective looks out on the world.
    • Evaluating possible etymologies requires a significant amount of knowledge about the speakers' lived reality […] for instance, the semantic connection between some species of plant and its use in traditional medicine may be fully transparent to a native speaker, but harder to understand from the...2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 44

See all 7 meanings of armchair

Forms of arm-chair

pluralarm-chairs

Questions about arm-chair

What is arm-chair the dated form of?
Arm-chair is the dated form of armchair.

Words near arm-chair in the dictionary

  1. arm's length prices
  2. arm's length principle
  3. arm's length principles
  4. arm's lengths
  5. arm's reach
  6. arm-chair
  7. arm-chairs
  8. arm-chest
  9. arm-chests
  10. arm-in-arm
  11. arm-piece

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