easy chair

noun

1. an upholstered armchair for lounging.
2. Obsolete. wing chair.

easy chair

noun

1. a comfortable upholstered armchair

Word History and Origins

Origin of easy chair¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

You might want to look back over some of those 2008 margins before you settle into your easy chair tonight.

From The Daily Beast

As they entered his room he pushed his cousin into an easy-chair and turned up the lamp on the writing-table.

From Project Gutenberg

She found the sick woman wrapped up in a warm dressing-gown, reclining languidly in a large easy chair.

From Project Gutenberg

A few minutes later Romanoff was sprawling in a large easy-chair with his feet close to the fire.

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There was a cupboard and an easy-chair for Mr. Gunning on one side of the fireplace next the window.

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Mr. Cornelius, who had been curled up in an easy chair reading, came up, smiling and nodding.

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Related Words

• lounge chair