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chairless

chairless

4.6
A room or event with no chairs for people to sit on
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɛr.ləs/
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  • The Irish Center ballroom was as packed as it's ever been, with a lot of late-arriving concert-goers going chairless.

Examples

  • The gallery's chairless setup encouraged visitors to browse the exhibits without sitting down.

  • At the festival, many people chose to enjoy the music from a chairless space, mingling with others on their feet.

  • The coffee shop had a chairless area designed for customers who prefer to stand and socialize.

Synonyms

seatless
vschairless
3.3

Having no seat or place to sit

refers to absence of one specific kind of sitting furniture

How Much

dining room set
  • US
2 2.1
furniture
588 1.0
chairless
4.6

Surface Forms

chairless positive

Morphology

chairless = chair (transparent) = chair + less

A direct negation formation 'chair' + '-less' meaning 'without chairs' is straightforward and easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Chairless is made of chair and -less, with -less meaning 'without'. Think of an empty room with no seats: a chairless place simply has no chairs or 'seats'.