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comfortable
[ kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl, kuhmf-ter-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
Derived Forms
- ˈcomfortableness, noun
- ˈcomfortably, adverb
Other Words From
- com·fort·a·ble·ness com·fort·a·bil·i·ty [kuhm-fer-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee, kuhmf-ter-, bil, -i-tee], noun
- com·fort·a·bly adverb
- qua·si-com·fort·a·ble adjective
- qua·si-com·fort·a·bly adverb
- su·per·com·fort·a·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of comfortable1
Example Sentences
Surviving extended time in space by years, or even human generations, will be necessary for longer term missions to Mars and beyond, and astronauts will need to become more comfortable with spending time in isolation.
A platinum package could get you a flight, whereas silver might land you a "comfortable ride" in the back of a lorry.
“If the Bears make a move on Eberflus, why wouldn’t you want to put Caleb with a guy who made him that comfortable?”
And then when we finally got the shoes, I could wear the shoes whenever we rehearsed so I could feel comfortable in them.
He asked for donations of $250 “or whatever you feel comfortable contributing.”
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