loveseat
loveseat — phrase
1. a small sofa or cushioned seat with just enough room for two people to sit next
a small sofa or cushioned seat with just enough room for two people to sit next to each other, often placed in a living room, bedroom, or hallway as a cosy spot for conversation
Priya chose a soft grey loveseat for the corner of her new apartment.
adjective + loveseat (soft grey loveseat)
The Watanabe family placed a wooden loveseat under the window in their entryway.
material + loveseat (wooden loveseat)
A velvet loveseat with gold legs sat in the centre of the boutique hotel lobby.
Dr. Okafor and his daughter squeezed onto the loveseat to read a picture book together.
- settee
an older, more formal word for a small sofa for two; often implies a wooden frame and upright back
- two-seater sofa
a neutral, descriptive term that names the capacity without the romantic connotation of 'loveseat'
文法句型
a/an + [adjective] + loveseat
sit on + loveseat
用法筆記
A loveseat is narrower than a standard sofa (which seats three or more) but wider than a single armchair. The name sometimes suggests a romantic or intimate setting, but it is widely used for any small two-person seat in a home or hotel.