Definition of armchair
: a chair with armrests
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Mexican actress Maria Félix sitting on an armchair wearing a lace nightgown in the film La belle Otéro.
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The suite of furniture available includes a bed, sofas, and armchairs.
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Its traditional Chinese shape and geometric pattern jibe with the antique armchair; its high-contrast color scheme reads contemporary, like the shelving.
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Josef Hoffman cane armchairs and Eames molded plywood chairs are pulled up to walnut wood tables, custom made in the Hudson Valley.
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Emily carried the greens and blues upstairs, complementing the existing green bed in the former master bedroom with a turquoise toile roman shade and an armchair covered in a linear geometric print.
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Noord, its modular seating series, grows from a single ottoman ($995 and up) and armchair ($1,795 and up) to a number of two-, three- and four-seater variations, including single and double chaise sectionals ($2,495 to $7,790 and up).
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The lecture mixed neurological theory and armchair anthropology, and ranged over subjects including premonitions, telepathy, hypnotism, hallucinations, and epileptic and migrainous aura.
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As wine is the theme, the evening begins in the wine room, upstairs, which has been fashioned into a comfortable lounge, furnished with leather armchairs and oriental rugs.
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First Known Use of armchair
1585
Definition of armchair
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: remote from direct dealing with problems : theoretical rather than practical
- armchair strategists
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: sharing vicariously in another's experiences
- an armchair traveler
Recent Examples of armchair from the Web
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The Washington players were stunned too, having come to an armchair consensus at their restaurant.
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And that includes the armchair observers such as myself.
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As many sites and armchair astrologists will tell you, the Sagittarius is a fire sign who loves adventure and is drawn to those who prefer the same.
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Maybe Sherman is a lot shrewder than the armchair agents think.
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Though the rides are not part of the experience, armchair travelers can click down Main Street, U.S.A and admire all of the Disney magic.
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Thanks to the viral video, armchair donations have spread across the country.
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Emma Watson has gamely joined the many armchair copy editors commenting on her new feminist tattoo’s grammatical error.
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The league also took the opportunity to reprimand armchair doctors.
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First Known Use of armchair
1809
ARMCHAIR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of armchair for English Language Learners
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: a chair with supports for your arms
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Definition of armchair for English Language Learners
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—used to describe people who like to read about or watch the dangerous or exciting activities of other people
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—used to describe people who like to give opinions about matters they do not have to deal with themselves and do not have responsibility for
ARMCHAIR Defined for Kids
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