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armchairs

armchairs is the plural of armchair.

armchairs is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Questions about armchairs

What is armchairs the plural of?
Armchairs is the plural of armchair.

Words near armchairs in the dictionary

  1. armchair ticks
  2. armchair traveller
  3. armchair travellers
  4. armchaired
  5. armchairing
  6. armchairs
  7. Armco
  8. ARMD
  9. armd.
  10. arme
  11. armed

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