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comfortable
[kuhmf-ter-buhl, kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl]
adjective
(of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease.
a comfortable chair;
comfortable shoes.
being in a state of physical or mental comfort; contented and undisturbed; at ease.
to be comfortable in new shoes;
I don't feel comfortable in the same room with her.
(of a person, situation, etc.) producing mental comfort or ease; easy to accommodate oneself to or associate with.
She's a comfortable person to be with.
more than adequate or sufficient.
a comfortable salary.
Obsolete., cheerful.
noun
Chiefly Northern U.S., a quilted bedcover; comforter.
comfortable
/ ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl /
adjective
giving comfort or physical relief
at ease
free from affliction or pain
(of a person or situation) relaxing
informal, having adequate income
informal, (of income) adequate to provide comfort
Other Word Forms
- comfortableness noun
- comfortability noun
- comfortably adverb
- quasi-comfortable adjective
- quasi-comfortably adverb
- supercomfortable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of comfortable1
Example Sentences
Despite the Raiders’ record, the home team can’t get too comfortable.
Would we be comfortable living at that high of an altitude?
The new chief executive will have to be confirmed by the full council next week, but Reform UK has a comfortable majority and the process is expected to be a formality.
I don’t need the money, as I have my pension and I am currently 90% disabled and comfortable.
He instructed Harnett to select from among Abbe’s own possessions for the still life, and Harnett chose objects that reveal the comfortable, cultured aspects of his client’s life.
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