adj
Meaning 1
Without a chair or chairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chairless
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛələs/
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General-American: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹləs/
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General-American: /ˈt͡ʃɛɚləs/
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Australian: /ˈt͡ʃeːləs/
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/ˈt͡ʃiələs/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
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New-Zealand: /ˈt͡ʃeələs/ without the cheer–chair merger
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Scotland: /ˈt͡ʃeɹləs/
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/ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ).ləs/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)ləs
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homophone: cheerless (cheer–chair merger)
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th2der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh2 Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English chairless From chair + -less.