English Explanatory Dictionary

chairful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person (of a particular quality) that sits in a chair.
  2. A quantity that fills a chair.
adj
  1. Chairlike or involving chairs.
  2. Pronunciation spelling of cheerful.

Word forms

chairful chairfuls chairsful more chairful most chairful

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρᾱ (hédrā) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English -ful English chairful From chair + -ful.

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