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comfortable

[kuhmf-ter-buhl, kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

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Other Word Forms

comfortableness noun
comfortability noun
comfortably adverb
quasi-comfortable adjective
quasi-comfortably adverb
supercomfortable adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of comfortable¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Anglo-French word confortable. See comfort, -able

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Example Sentences

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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.

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