love seat

American  

noun

1. a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.

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love seat British  

noun

1. a small upholstered sofa for two people

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Etymology

Origin of love seat

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

This was on a recent afternoon in the chilly basement of a midtown hotel where McGregor and Winstead perched on a love seat, his jacket over his shoulders, his hand on her knee.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

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

Here are seven potential offerings to choose from — whether you’re snuggling in a love seat with your significant other, Telepartying a long-distance lover or celebrating alone with discounted post-Valentine’s Day chocolates.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2022

He tore out of the utility closet and walk-ran back toward the lobby, skidding to a stop in front of a love seat, where the man Etta had been talking to before was sitting.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman