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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“I think these might be landmark studies that physicians can look to and might make them more comfortable prescribing dronabinol with chronic lower back pain,” says Cooper, who wasn’t involved with the study.
Few surrogates feel comfortable speaking out when things go wrong.
She suggests "Lose weight" can be reframed as: "I want to feel more energised and comfortable in my body, and understand what helps me feel that way."
From BBC
The AI trade, too, may find a comfortable ground between too hot and too cold, one that allows the market to continue its winning ways.
From Barron's
The AI trade, too, may find a comfortable ground between too hot and too cold, one that allows the market to continue its winning ways.
From Barron's
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