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comfortable
[ kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl, kuhmf-ter-buhl ]
adjective
- (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease:
a comfortable chair;
comfortable shoes.
- 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.
- (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.
- more than adequate or sufficient:
a comfortable salary.
- Obsolete. cheerful.
noun
- Chiefly Northern U.S. a quilted bedcover; comforter.
comfortable
/ ˈkʌmfətəbəl; ˈkʌmftəbəl /
adjective
- giving comfort or physical relief
- at ease
- free from affliction or pain
- (of a person or situation) relaxing
- informal.having adequate income
- informal.(of income) adequate to provide comfort
Derived Forms
- ˈcomfortableness, noun
- ˈcomfortably, adverb
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of comfortable1
Example Sentences
“He was shy and funny and so so comfortable on stage. Wow. Like his second skin. You couldn’t take your eyes off him.”
“No, but I also watched how comfortable he is onstage.”
It’s the kind of thing you think about after a big night when you’re looking more and more comfortable in the NBA.
“Many were not here in 2015. You have falafel, shawarma - many shops for Syrian food. It was a comfortable, safe place for Syrians…” But now the mood is darkening.
Nikolaj and other walkers made me comfortable on the hill and I was given the medication I carry with me.
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