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comfortable

American  
[kuhmf-ter-buhl, kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl] / ˈkʌmf tər bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəl /

adjective

  1. (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease.

    a comfortable chair;

    comfortable shoes.

  2. 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.

  3. (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.

  4. more than adequate or sufficient.

    a comfortable salary.

  5. Obsolete. cheerful.

noun

  1. Chiefly Northern U.S. a quilted bedcover; comforter.

comfortable British  
/ ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl /

adjective

  1. giving comfort or physical relief

  2. at ease

  3. free from affliction or pain

  4. (of a person or situation) relaxing

  5. informal having adequate income

  6. informal (of income) adequate to provide comfort

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Two more moves and he was on his back, which is not at all comfortable for a yak.

From Literature

Turner, who shares two children with Jonas, feels more comfortable walking around the streets of London as a single mom.

From Los Angeles Times

Bellingham scored Real Madrid's final goal - and his first of 2026 - in a comfortable 6-1 Champions League victory and marked the occasion by performing a drinking gesture.

From BBC

Food inflation, in particular, remains a pressure point, as Japanese companies feel more comfortable passing on costs to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cameco stock has started 2026 strongly, rising 10 of the first 11 trading days, and now appears far more comfortable above the very round $100 level than it did in late October.

From Barron's

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