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easy chair

American  

noun

  1. an upholstered armchair for lounging.

  2. Obsolete. wing chair.

easy chair British  

noun

  1. a comfortable upholstered armchair

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of easy chair

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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Everyone reaches a point in life when it’s OK to sink into the easy chair, prop up their feet and take a deep breath.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

Once inside, Baker "pulled up an easy chair straight in front of the TV", she said, "stretching out his long legs" in time to watch the episode.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023

Getting past my partner, who was fast asleep in an easy chair, I settled upon my task.

From Salon • May 27, 2023

My inner eye still sees him enthroned in his leather easy chair, leaning forward to drive home a fascinating thought about the role of The Great War in technophobic, anti-SF story lines.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Tufts of hair like overgrown cotton sprouted from his head, brow, ears, and nostrils as he sat in his easy chair, mumbling about his years working the bank at a tobacco warehouse.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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