chaise

Meaning

chair, seat

Concepts

chair

seat

stool

chintzy chair

cane chair

professorship

lead

moderate

chairman

death chair

electric chair

hot seat

chairs

couch

highchair

sofa

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɛz/

Etymology

Originally, simply a variant of chaire. From Middle French chaire, inherited from Latin cathedra (“seat”), a borrowing from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra). Doublet of chaire and cathèdre.

Sentences

Il regagna sa chaise à porteurs .

He returned to his carrier chair.

Elle avançait sa chaise davantage , regardait Florent d’un sourire embarrassant .

She moves her chair forward, looking at Florent with an embarrassing smile.