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Armchair

/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

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📖 Definitions of "Armchair"

noun

1
A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

verb

1
To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.
2
To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.

adjective

1
Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
"These days I'm an armchair detective."
2
Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports.
"After the American football game, the armchair quarterbacks talked about what they would have done differently to win, if they had been star athletes instead of out-of-shape old men."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Armchair"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
impractical	Not practical; impracticable.
couchnoun	(Canada, US, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
chairnoun	An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
sofanoun	(furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
wheelchairnoun	A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
seatnoun	Something to be sat upon.
loungenoun	A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
philosophizingnoun	philosophical thought or discussion
informal	Suited for everyday use.
lounge chairnoun	(US) Any long reclining chair.
easy chairnoun	A comfortable chair, often well upholstered; a lounge chair.
wing chairnoun	A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught
wingback chairnoun	A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught.
club chairnoun	A type of armchair, usually covered in leather and having a low back.
reclinernoun	A chair hinged so that the back can be reclined for comfort.
bergère	A bergère is an enclosed upholstered French armchair (fauteuil)The inventory after the death of Mme de Pompadour lists a fauteuil en bergère.
barrel chair	—
tub chairnoun	A deep chair having a semicircular form
fauteuilnoun	An armchair.
slipper chairnoun	(US) An upholstered chair with a low seat and a high back.