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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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzڴǰٲԱ, noun
  • ˈdzڴǰٲ, adverb
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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
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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

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Most of all, Glasnow described himself as pitching “athletic and free and good” on the mound; having seemingly found the kind of comfortable delivery that has so often eluded him over an injury-plagued 10-year career.

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While welcoming the expert panel's report, Miles admitted it did not always make comfortable reading.

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The conditions inside the tent were warm but not comfortable, Marten said, adding the baby would usually sleep on either her or Gordon's chest.

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She was also feeling more comfortable spending the money.

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In the video, Larson said that residents want first responders who look like them, which she said can feel more comfortable during emergencies.

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