comfortableness

American  

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

Also comfortability

noun

1. the quality of being comfortable or of affording ease or comfort, whether physical or emotional.

   These pants are made of smooth pure cotton for optimum comfortableness and movability.

   In the film, the conversation about sexuality took place in such a non-shaming way—I loved the comfortableness between the girl and her mother.

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Etymology

Origin of comfortableness

comfortable ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

I think there’s a range of comfortableness in a voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

"But that comfortableness gets tested on Friday morning."

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

The governor said provisions in the criminal code on this issue had been altered from an earlier, stricter version so "would provide a better guarantee of everyone's privacy and comfortableness."

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022

But in general there was an overwhelming feeling of hesitancy from the cast and this production, like they hadn’t quite found a level of comfortableness with the show or its absurdity yet.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

"I made him as comfortableness as de existin' circumstanceableness would permit ob," he announced.

From Through the Air to the North Pole or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch by Rockwood, Roy