armchair

Betekenis

Noun

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

Adj

1. Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
2. Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports; relating to such advice.

Verb

1. To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.
2. To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/

Etymologie

From arm + chair.