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chairless

chairless

1 4.6
A room or event with no chairs for people to sit on
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɛr.ləs/
: sin sillas
  • 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
1 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
3 2.1
furniture
503 1.0
chairless
1 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'.