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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
- ˈdzڴǰٲԱ, noun
- ˈdzڴǰٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- dz·ڴǰ···Ա dz·ڴǰ····ٲ [kuhm-fer-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee, kuhmf-ter-, bil, -i-tee], noun
- dz·ڴǰ·· adverb
- ܲ·-dz·ڴǰ·· adjective
- qua·si-dz·ڴǰ·· adverb
- ··dz·ڴǰ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of comfortable1
Example Sentences
In recent years, for instance, Gurr has become more comfortable discussing his personal life.
We might see some anger in Newcastle's performance after their heavy defeat by Aston Villa but, ultimately, this should be a comfortable win for them.
The movie is so unsure what to do with her that her two big moments are an implausible brawl and her delight at finding a comfortable office chair.
But toxicologist Dr Stephen Morley, giving evidence for the defence, said the levels in the victim's blood were "three times what toxicologists would be comfortable with", describing them as "likely to be fatal".
Mr Kugelman says that one of the lessons of the Pulwama crisis is that "each country is comfortable using limited counter retaliation".
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