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loveseat

loveseat

4 3.4
A small sofa for two people to sit on
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌviˌsiːt/
  • US
translation icon : sofá para dos
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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

couch
vsloveseat
689 1.0

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

is smaller and designed specifically for two people
sofa
vsloveseat
257 1.0

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

is smaller and meant only for two people rather than several
love seat
vsloveseat
  • US
10 2.7

A small sofa for two people to sit together

is the single-word modern spelling for the same small two-person upholstered seat
settee
vsloveseat
9 3.9

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

is a small fully upholstered two-person seat rather than a bench
tete-a-tete
vsloveseat
8.7

A small sofa for two people to sit close together

is a small upholstered two-person seat not arranged for face to face talk
vis-à-vis
vsloveseat
  • Archaic
9.5

A small sofa for two people who sit facing each other

is a small upholstered two-person seat that does not require facing arrangement

How Big

sectional
  • US
16 3.8
sofa
257 1.0
loveseat
  • US
4 3.4
armchair
42 1.0
chair
1.0
stool
95 1.0

Surface Forms

loveseat singular
loveseats plural

Morphology

loveseat = love + seat (semi-transparent) = love + seat

The components 'love' + 'seat' are recognisable, but the conventionalised meaning 'small sofa for two' is a specialised, idiomatic extension rather than a literal 'seat for lovers'.

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.