Meanings
adjectivechairlike (comparative more chairlike, superlative most chairlike)
comparative more chairlike · superlative most chairlike
- Resembling or characteristic of a chair.
In contrast, Liliana Dirks-Goodman’s “house/home” was based on solid objects of beauty: a woven blanket, a chairlike sculpture.
2012 November 20, Brian Seibert, “The Truth Changes, and Sometimes Chairs Do, Too”, in The New York Times
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-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishchairlike
Cite this entry
APA
chairlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairlike
MLA
“chairlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairlike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairlike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairlike.
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