easy chair

American  

noun

1. an upholstered armchair for lounging.

2. Obsolete. wing chair.

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easy chair British  

noun

1. a comfortable upholstered armchair

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Etymology

Origin of easy chair

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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

HAZELIP: Get up out of your easy chair.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

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

From Salon • May 27, 2023

Hult wore a plaid shirt and was seated in an easy chair with a walker at his feet when I visited him the other day.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Bri and Julie sat on the sofa looking at a magazine while Alex sat in the easy chair, the transistor radio broadcasting the news.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Related Words

• lounge chair