ALL meanings of armchair
arm·chair
A a - countable noun armchair An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms. 3
- adjective armchair An armchair critic, fan, or traveller knows about a particular subject from reading or hearing about it rather than from practical experience. 3
- noun armchair a chair, esp an upholstered one, that has side supports for the arms or elbows 3
- noun armchair taking no active part; lacking practical experience; theoretical 3
- noun armchair participated in away from the place of action or in the home 3
- noun armchair a chair with supports at the sides for one's arms or elbows 3
- adjective armchair not based on or working from firsthand experience, direct investigation, etc. 3
- noun armchair a chair with sidepieces or arms to support a person's forearms or elbows. 1
- adjective armchair theorizing without the benefit of practical experience: an armchair football coach. 1
- adjective armchair participating or experiencing indirectly or vicariously: an armchair traveler. 1
- noun armchair A comfortable chair, typically upholstered, with side supports for a person's arms. 1
- noun armchair chair with armrests 1
- noun armchair without actual experience 1
- noun armchair A chair with supports for the arms or elbows. 0
- adjective armchair (figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement. 0
- adjective armchair (figuratively) Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports. 0