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chair vs seat

seat vs chair

chair and seat both are nouns.

chair and seat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chair Yes No Yes No
seat Yes No Yes No
As nouns, seat is a hypernym of chair; that is, seat is a word with a broader meaning than chair:
  • chair: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
  • seat: furniture that is designed for sitting on
As nouns, seat is a hypernym of chair; that is, seat is a word with a broader meaning than chair:
  • chair: a particular seat in an orchestra
  • seat: any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
chair (noun) seat (noun)
the position of professor any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
a seat for one person, with a support for the back furniture that is designed for sitting on
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person the cloth covering for the buttocks
a particular seat in an orchestra a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
chair (verb) seat (verb)
preside over show to a seat; assign a seat for
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university place or attach firmly in or on a base
place in or on a seat
provide with seats
put a seat on a chair
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat
Difference between chair and seat

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