chairbound

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adjective

Unable to leave one's chair.

Similar
chairfast
OriginEnglish bound ← Middle English bownde ← Old Norse búinn →
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Meanings

adjectivechairbound (comparative more chairbound, superlative most chairbound)

comparative more chairbound · superlative most chairbound

  1. Unable to leave one's chair.

    Synonyms: chairfast

    1. especiallyWheelchairbound.

      Synonyms: chairfast

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUnable to leave one's chair.

Similar
chairfast

adjectiveWheelchairbound.

Similar
chairfast
Also see
chairfastwheelchairbound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  16. Proto-Germanic*būaną
  17. Old Norsebúinn
  18. Middle Englishbownde
  19. Englishbound
  20. Englishchairbound

From chair + -bound.

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APA

chairbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairbound

MLA

“chairbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairbound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairbound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairbound.

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