"chairbound" meaning in English

See chairbound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more chairbound [comparative], most chairbound [superlative]
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 *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English chairbound From chair + -bound. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|chair|-bound|text=+|tree=1}} 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. 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  1. Unable to leave one's chair. Synonyms: chairfast Coordinate_terms: bedbound, housebound
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  2. Unable to leave one's chair.
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      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chairbound (comparative more chairbound, superlative most chairbound)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "bedbound"
        },
        {
          "word": "housebound"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unable to leave one's chair."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chair",
          "chair"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chairfast"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "bedbound"
        },
        {
          "word": "housebound"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unable to leave one's chair.",
        "Wheelchairbound."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chair",
          "chair"
        ],
        [
          "Wheelchairbound",
          "wheelchairbound"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Unable to leave one's chair.",
        "(especially) Wheelchairbound."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chairfast"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chairbound"
}

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