loveseat
- noun
- /ˈlʌviˌsiːt/
- US
- The cozy loveseat in the corner was perfect for two people to share a warm conversation.
- loveseat and sofa
- sitting on the loveseat
- Victorian loveseat
We have more mess and clutter and this is where we are putting a loveseat with a big Ottoman.
- We have more mess and clutter and this is where we are putting a loveseat with a big Ottoman.
- We had this orange, like kind of loveseat couch that, that, that we had.
- We got this entirely faux fur loveseat and the matching, what's it called?
Examples
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In the living room, Quinn could see Marie sitting on a pale-yellow loveseat next to an older man with chiseled, patrician features.
Fiction book (1995) -
After a long day, they curled up together on the loveseat to watch their favorite movie.
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There seems to be some attempt at making a long sofa out of a loveseat and chair.
Blog text (25) -
I agree that the loveseat and chair should be switched out.
Blog text (25) -
We just bunch up the sofa, loveseat, coffee table, and end tables to make room.
Blog text (6) -
Quinn is now slouched on their little red loveseat that was more for looking at than sitting.
Fiction book (1991) -
I loved having a small couch/loveseat in my dorm room.
Blog text (18) -
How about this loveseat?
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PFC Shane and his companion are led to a small room and seated on an old loveseat.
Fiction book (2001) -
For example, stagers always suggest a small loveseat over a full-blown couch or sectional sofa.
Blog text (10)
Synonyms
A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for several people
A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for two or more people
A small sofa for two people to sit together
A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa
A small sofa for two people to sit close together
A small sofa for two people who sit facing each other
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Morphology
Etymology
Loveseat comes from the English words love and seat, with 'seat' meaning 'place to sit', and it was originally a small sofa made so a couple could sit very close together. That's why a loveseat today means a small sofa for two people.