quasicomfortable
tə 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.
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comfortable (ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfətəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| 'comfortableness | |
| —n | |
| 'comfortably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
comfortable
mid-14c., "affording mental comfort," from Anglo-Fr. confortable, from conforter "to comfort" (see comfort). Meaning "offering physical comfort" is attested from 1769; that of "in a state of tranquil enjoyment" is from 1770.
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