Meanings
adjectivechairfast (comparative more chairfast, superlative most chairfast)
comparative more chairfast · superlative most chairfast
- Unable to leave one's chair, for some reason.
Synonyms: chairbound
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUnable to leave one's chair, for some reason.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Proto-Germanic*fastuz
- Proto-West Germanic*fast
- Old Englishfæst
- Middle Englishfast
- Englishfast
- Englishchairfast
Translations
Finnish tuoliinsa sidottu
- tuoliinsa sidottuunable to leave one's chair
Polish przykuty do krzesła
- przykuty do krzesłaunable to leave one's chair
Cite this entry
APA
chairfast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairfast
MLA
“chairfast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairfast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairfast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairfast.
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