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love seat

love seat

10 2.7
A small sofa for two people to sit together
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌv siːt/
  • US
translation icon : sofá de dos plazas
  • After the renovation, they placed a stylish love seat by the window for guests to enjoy.
  • sitting on a love seat
  • couches and love seats
  • love seat and sofa

A love seat, right is a three seat couch with a love seat on the right and then an extra seat.

Examples

  • So this is a little love seat and it comes in, it comes in many swatches as well.

  • There were several chairs and a love seat covered in pearl gray.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • " After unpacking, they sat on the love seat and discussed what they would do during their stay.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Sophia sat next to Gram on the love seat, and Dad occupied the one remaining chair.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • With a sigh, Marissa sat down on the love seat and began reading the article that Cyrill had given her.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Daddy leaned back in our tattered, creaking love seat, then glanced over my elementary school report card.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • They decided to relax on their new love seat and watch a movie together.

  • The love seat in the living room was perfect for two people to enjoy a cozy evening.

Synonyms

couch
vslove seat
689 1.0

A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for several people

is smaller and intended to seat two people comfortably
sofa
vslove seat
257 1.0

A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for two or more people

is smaller and made mainly to seat two people
lounge
vslove seat
26 2.0

A long soft seat for more than one person in a living room

is smaller and meant to seat two people comfortably
settee
vslove seat
9 3.9

A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa

is smaller and designed only to seat two people comfortably
loveseat
vslove seat
  • US
4 3.4

A small sofa for two people to sit on

is the two word form of the same small two person sofa
vis-à-vis
vslove seat
  • Archaic
9.5

A small sofa for two people who sit facing each other

is for two people but not specifically for face to face seating
tete-a-tete
vslove seat
8.7

A small sofa for two people to sit close together

is for two people without the special private conversation focus

How Big

sectional
  • US
16 3.8
sofa
257 1.0
love seat
  • US
10 2.7
armchair
42 1.0
stool
95 1.0

Surface Forms

love seat singular
love seats plural

Morphology

love + seat

The compound is transparently built from 'love' (affection/for lovers) + 'seat' (piece of furniture), so a learner can infer it denotes a seat associated with lovers — i.e., a small sofa for two. This follows regular noun+noun compounding patterns and similar formations exist cross-linguistically, making the meaning accessible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The name love seat, from love + seat, may come from small furniture made long ago so a couple could sit very close together. That's why the term now means 'a small sofa for two people'.