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View synonyms for comfortable

comfortable

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

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

/ 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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcomfortableness, noun
  • ˈcomfortably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • com·fort·a·ble·ness com·fort·a·bil·i·ty [kuhm-fer-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee, kuhmf-ter-, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • com·fort·a·bly adverb
  • qua·si-com·fort·a·ble adjective
  • qua·si-com·fort·a·bly adverb
  • su·per·com·fort·a·ble 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

And then when we finally got the shoes, I could wear the shoes whenever we rehearsed so I could feel comfortable in them.

He asked for donations of $250 “or whatever you feel comfortable contributing.”

Ozempic presents a tremendous opportunity to get providers on board who might not otherwise be comfortable with prescribing medications for addiction.

From Salon

Jack Lisowski ended Bai Yulu’s bid to become the first woman to reach the last 32 of the UK Championship with a comfortable 6-1 win in the final qualifying round in Leicester.

From BBC

“He was shy and funny and so so comfortable on stage. Wow. Like his second skin. You couldn’t take your eyes off him.”

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