chairless

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adjective

Without a chair or chairs.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English chair →
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Meanings

adjectivechairless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a chair or chairs.

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*lewh₁-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  17. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  18. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  19. Englishchairless

From chair + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chairless

carelesshairlessairlessstairless
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Sounds the same

cheerless (cheer–chair merger)
Cite this entry
APA

chairless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairless

MLA

“chairless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairless.

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