easy chair

noun

: a roomy upholstered chair

Examples of easy chair in a Sentence

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Several people seated in easy chairs even got the 60-pounder halfway onto their laps. Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025 Jimmy was splayed out in an easy chair nursing a longneck beer when his manager introduced us. Marshall Chapman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024 Gray, in the easy chair beside her dresser, had opened his eyes, too. Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024 The collection includes a redesign of the beloved GOGO easy chair from 1972, which is being rereleased as the ÖNNESTAD armchair in red and green. Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for easy chair

Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of easy chair was in 1614

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“Easy chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easy%20chair. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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