comfortable
Americanadjective
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(of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease.
a comfortable chair;
comfortable shoes.
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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.
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(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.
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more than adequate or sufficient.
a comfortable salary.
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Obsolete. cheerful.
noun
adjective
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giving comfort or physical relief
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at ease
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free from affliction or pain
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(of a person or situation) relaxing
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informal having adequate income
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informal (of income) adequate to provide comfort
Other Word Forms
- comfortability noun
- comfortableness noun
- comfortably adverb
- quasi-comfortable adjective
- quasi-comfortably adverb
- supercomfortable adjective
Etymology
Origin of comfortable
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Anglo-French word confortable. See comfort, -able
Example Sentences
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In the long term, of course, this will also contribute to climate change, which will do real, lasting damage on the ability of today’s young generation to have safe, comfortable adulthoods.
From Salon
Writing the book felt cathartic, he said, and left him more comfortable taking off his mask.
From Los Angeles Times
"The first half was tough, we weren't comfortable... and in general we did badly," Oyarzabal told Movistar after his team's unbeaten run was brought to an end.
From Barron's
Gu was in a comfortable position after scoring 86.00 points in her first run of three but fell on her second attempt, ramping up the pressure ahead of her final effort.
From Barron's
Fratto said that Solomon had testified in front of Congress before and was comfortable doing so.
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