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arm·chair | \ ˈärm-ˌcher 
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\Definition of armchair
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a chair with armrests
armchair
adjectiveDefinition of armchair (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : remote from direct dealing with problems : theoretical rather than practical
armchair strategists
2 : sharing vicariously in another's experiences
an armchair traveler
Examples of armchair in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Another highlight is a guest room, complete with an eye-catching black and white striped accent wall paired with a playful yellow armchair from B&B Italia.
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Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, "An Art-Filled Hamptons Property That One Entertainment Executive Calls Home," 29 Oct. 2019 The cushion on the armchair squishes under his weight, the curtains part on their own, the cigarette burns and moves around in thin air.
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Emmanuel Carrère, Harper's magazine, "Reappearing Act," 28 Oct. 2019 Boynton then retrieved from a nearby armchair one of her sister’s old stuffed toys, a plush incarnation of J. J. Morgan, a television-celebrity basset hound from the early 1950s.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "The Bard of Bedtime," 8 Oct. 2019 Louis XIV was one of the architects of modern dictatorship, and President Donald Trump likes more about his style than merely his taste in armchairs.
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Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Prince Don," 27 Sep. 2019 Every available surface of Osborn's modest Oak Lawn townhouse was stuffed with elegant figurines, paintings and furnishings, including a pair of Empire-style armchairs clad in fabric given to Osborn by fashion legend Gianni Versace.
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Christopher Wynn, Dallas News, "Derrill Osborn, former Neiman Marcus fashion executive, collector and Dallas style icon, dies at 76," 3 July 2019 Instead of fussy old florals, armchairs and sofas are clad in vibrant botanical textiles and luxe velvets that look more at home in a living room than a funeral parlor.
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Jennifer Fernandez, House Beautiful, "Exit Here May Be the World's Coolest Funeral Home," 31 Oct. 2019 Game of Thrones didn’t sweep the 71st Emmy Awards on Sunday night like some critics (armchair and professional) thought the show might for its final season.
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Melissa Locker, Time, "Here's Why Some Game of Thrones Actors Didn't Take the Stage at the 2019 Emmys Last Night," 23 Sep. 2019 The 50 guest rooms feature overstuffed armchairs and settees and thick jewel-tone curtains, all surrounded by 22 acres of classic gardens.
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Alexander Lobrano, WSJ, "The New Provence: From Quaint to Uber-Chic," 11 July 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective But the armchair analyst was working with limited options.
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Monica Hesse, Washington Post, "What does female authority sound like? Marie Yovanovitch and Fiona Hill just showed us.," 22 Nov. 2019 Tamils don’t have the stomach for another conflict, except armchair militants in the diaspora.
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Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "A Sri Lankan author remembers the easy, “mixed fruit” society before the civil war tore it apart," 22 Nov. 2019 There is a sense of entitlement to people’s trauma and a kind of gleeful armchair detective work that doesn’t come with the gravitas of the situation.
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Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Amanda Knox and Lorena Bobbitt Reveal Friendship: 'We Are Human Beings' and 'Have a Lot in Common'," 12 Nov. 2019 Undaunted: Normandy Previous SlideNext Slide Historical battle games can be a bit of a niche, with lots of complex simulations catering to hardcore armchair generals.
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Owen Duffy, Ars Technica, "The best new board games from the world’s biggest board game show," 3 Nov. 2019 Where armchair psychoanalysts are concerned, there has always been speculation as to whether Mozart intended the piece to be played at his own funeral mass.
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Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, "Columbia Pro Cantare lifts voices to heaven for Mozart Requiem," 25 Oct. 2019 Storytellers, travel writers and artists have been stimulating the senses of armchair tourists for centuries.
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Adam Minter, chicagotribune.com, "Your next vacation may be virtual," 15 Oct. 2019 What does all that mean for the armchair Nobel Prize speculator?
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Who Will Win the 2019 (or the 2018!) Nobel Prize in Literature?," 9 Oct. 2019 That’s the armchair view of somebody who doesn’t run a business.
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Patricia Cohen, New York Times, "Economic Antidote for a Shrinking America: Immigrants," 22 Aug. 2019
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armchair
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of armchair
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a chair with supports for your arms
armchair
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of armchair (Entry 2 of 2)
—used to describe people who like to read about or watch the dangerous or exciting activities of other people
—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
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armchair
nounarm·chair | \ ˈärm-ˌcher \
\Kids Definition of armchair
: a chair with armrests
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