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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Dan Pickering, chief investment officer at financial services firm Pickering Energy Partners, said that even wildcatters have to feel comfortable they can do business in Venezuela before they can start pouring in capital.
Yet he acknowledged onstage Saturday that he’s perhaps more comfortable as an organizer than performer.
From Los Angeles Times
He and his wife, Cheri, bought a comfortable home in a tidy subdivision here in the heart of Bayou Country.
From Los Angeles Times
Oli Barrington, a trustee at the exotic animal charity, said the dogs, who were found emaciated, were now in a "comfortable, safe and recovering from the ordeal".
From BBC
I wondered ... would she feel comfortable reaching out to Mr. Irving, or his agent?
From Los Angeles Times
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