love seat

American

noun

a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.

love seat British

noun

a small upholstered sofa for two people

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Etymology

Origin of love seat

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Bethany: We did reject our first velvet love seat, princesses-like, as too soft.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

A blue love seat in the kitchen/living room is the spot to sit, eat or watch television.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Twenty-five minutes after the first contraction and two pushes later, she delivered her daughter, alone, on her tan love seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

When I was young—five, maybe six—I was sure I'd levitated between the sofa and love seat of my childhood home, crashing to the ground when the clop of my father's footsteps severed my concentration.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022

We meet in the multipurpose lounge, and I grab him a package of his favorite chocolate minidonuts from the vending machine, tossing them to him on his love seat.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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