seat of ease
- noun
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sillón
- After a tiring afternoon, he collapsed gratefully into his seat of ease by the fireplace.
Examples
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The library's window nook became her favorite seat of ease for quiet afternoons.
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I found a cozy seat of ease at the café.
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Each guest quickly found a seat of ease while waiting for the meeting to begin.
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This seat of ease is perfect for reading.
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After a tiring afternoon, he collapsed gratefully into his seat of ease by the fireplace.
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The library's window nook became her favorite seat of ease for quiet afternoons.
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I found a cozy seat of ease at the café.
Synonyms
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1.0
A comfortable chair with supports on each side for your arms
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8.5
A long chair with a seat that lets you stretch out and rest
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2.3
A large comfortable chair with arms and soft cushions for relaxing
A low seat that is comfortable and easy to move
Antonyms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a comfortable place to sit' is directly and transparently derived from 'seat' (a place to sit) + 'of' (linking/possessive) + 'ease' (comfort). This straightforward 'X of Y' compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the intended meaning even if the exact phrase is somewhat rare.
Etymology
The noun seat of ease may come from the simple image of a special chair in a home. People thought of a comfortable seat that gives ease, so the phrase came to mean 'a comfortable place to sit'.