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chaise longue

/ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ(ɡ)/US/ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ/

chaise longue noun: a reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally with one armrest.

chaise longue: a reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally...
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Noun

chaise longue (plural chaise longues or chaises longues)

  1. (UK) A reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally with one armrest.
    • Hey, you, over there / On the chaise longue, in your underwear / What are you doing sitting down? / You should be horizontal now2021, “Chaise Longue”, performed by Wet Leg
    Synonyms:
    chaise lounge, lit de repos

chaise longue meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian

chaise longue in Tamil

நீளிருக்கை, சாய்விருக்கை

chaise longue in Arabic

reclining chair with a long seat
مَضْجَع maḍjaʕ

chaise longue in Indonesian

reclining chair with a long seat
kursi santai, sofa malas

Synonyms of chaise longue

Forms of chaise longue

pluralchaise longues
pluralchaises longues

Origin of chaise longue

Borrowed from French chaise longue (literally “long chair”).

Questions about chaise longue

What does chaise longue mean?
Chaise longue means a reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally with one armrest.
What is chaise longue in Tamil?
Chaise longue in Tamil is நீளிருக்கை, சாய்விருக்கை. See Chaise longue meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chaise longue?
Chaise longue is a noun.
How do you pronounce chaise longue?
Chaise longue is pronounced /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ(ɡ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of chaise longue?
The plural of chaise longue is chaise longues.

Words near chaise longue in the dictionary

  1. chairwork
  2. chais
  3. chaise
  4. chaise and four
  5. chaise and fours
  6. chaise longue
  7. chaise longues
  8. chaise lounge
  9. chaise lounges
  10. chaisemaker
  11. chaisemakers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chaise longue (page history and authors); chaise longue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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