comfortable

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

Other Word Forms

• comfortableness noun
• comfortability noun
• comfortably adverb
• quasi-comfortable adjective
• quasi-comfortably adverb
• supercomfortable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of comfortable¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Anglo-French word confortable. See comfort, -able

Example Sentences

Consistent and comfortable sunscreens which offer high protection are very technical and difficult to make, says Dr Wong, founder of Lab Muffin Beauty Science.

From BBC

Aishe has been preparing for her next life since she arrived in New York, getting stronger, smarter, faster, so that she can make the leap to an existence that’s more comfortable, safer, more abundant.

From Los Angeles Times

A work wardrobe should be “more comfortable for a woman, clothes to make her more credible in a business meeting,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

His family's comfortable middle-class lifestyle was destroyed by the war and, with food hard to find, his earliest memory was hunger.

From BBC

Like all the rooms, it was also equipped with an outdoor fire pit and a comfortable cushion for stargazing.

From Los Angeles Times

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