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com⋅fort⋅a⋅ble

  [kuhmf-tuh-buhl, kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl]
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–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
6. Chiefly Northern U.S. a quilted bedcover; comforter.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF confortable. See comfort, -able

Related forms:
com⋅fort⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, com⋅fort⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
com⋅fort⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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com·fort·a·ble   (kŭm'fər-tə-bəl, kŭmf'tə-bəl, kŭmf'tər-)   
adj.  
  1. Providing physical comfort: a comfortable chair.
  2. Free from stress or anxiety; at ease: not comfortable about the interview.
  3. Producing feelings of ease or security: a comfortable person; a comfortable evening at home.
  4. Sufficient to provide financial security: comfortable earnings.
com'fort·a·ble·ness n., com'fort·a·bly adv.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean affording ease of mind or body. Comfortable implies the absence of sources of pain or distress: wears comfortable clothes.
The word may also suggest peace of mind: felt comfortable with the decision.
Cozy suggests homey and reassuring ease: sat in a cozy nook near the fire.
Snug brings to mind the image of a warm, secure, compact shelter: children snug in their beds.
Restful suggests a quiet conducive to tranquillity: spent a restful hour reading.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Comfortable

Com"fort*a*ble\, a. [OF. confortable.]

1. Strong; vigorous; valiant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.

Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end. --Shak.

2. Serviceable; helpful. [Obs.]

Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her. --Shak.

3. Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope. "Kind words and comfortable." --Cowper.

A comfortable provision made for their subsistence. --Dryden.

4. In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life.

My lord leans wondrously to discontent; His comfortable temper has forsook him: He is much out of health. --Shak.

5. Free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; -- used of a sick person. [U. S.]

Comfortable

Com"fort*a*ble\, n. A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort. [U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : comfortable
Spanish: tranquilo, relajado,
German: gemütlich, entspannt,
Japanese: 気持のよい
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