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comfortable Definition

com·fort·able (kumf′tər bəl, kum′fər tə bəl)

adjective

  1. providing comfort or ease
  2. in a state of comfort; at ease in body or mind; contented
  3. Informal sufficient to satisfy; adequate a comfortable salary

Etymology: ME < ML confortabilis

noun

a quilted bed covering; comforter

comfortable Related Forms
com′·fort·able·ness noun com′·fort·ably adverb
comfortable Synonyms

comfortable

modif.

  1. In a state of ease

    contented, content, easy, relaxed, at ease, at rest, untroubled, rested, cheerful, happy, enjoying, pleased, satisfied, complacent, placid, tranquil, soothed, relieved, restored, healthy, free from pain, in comfort, at home, in one's element, without care, free from want, well off, well-to-do, affluent, prosperous, cared for, snug as a bug in a rug*; see also rich 1, satisfied.

    Antonyms uncomfortable, miserable, uneasy*, disturbed. *

  2. Conducive to comfort or ease

    snug, cozy, restful, satisfactory, commodious, sheltered, convenient, protected, homey, homelike, lived-in, agreeable, pleasant, suitable, useful, roomy, spacious, palatial, fit to live in, well-made, luxurious, rich, satisfying, warm, balmy, soft, cushioned, easy, comfy*, cushy*, fit for a king*; see also pleasant 2.

    Antonyms uncomfortable*, wretched*, cramped*, dismal. *

  3. *Adequate

    sufficient, suitable, satisfactory, ample; see enough 1.

comfortable implies the absence of disturbing, painful, or distressing features and, in a positive sense, stresses ease, contentment, or freedom from care a comfortable climate; cozy suggests such comfort as might be derived from shelter against storm or cold a cozy nook by the fire; snug is used of something that is small and compact, but just large enough to provide ease and comfort, and often also carries connotations of coziness a snug apartment; restful is applied to that which promotes relaxation and freedom from stress restful music

comfortable Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • ball: Shaun C came on at center half and looked very comfortable on the ball.

Modifies a noun

  • lounge: Clients are invited into the comfortable lounge to discuss their ideas informally.
  • seating: Comfortable seating abounds in the cockpit, complimented by a full wet bar.
  • sofa: Comfortable sofas, plasma TV screens, bathroom floor inlaid with blue pebbles.
  • surroundings: Clients are invited to browse at their leisure in comfortable surroundings.
  • accommodation: Comfortable high standard accommodation, evening meals optional, Separate Licensed bar.
  • victory: Full time A comfortable victory leaves Liverpool perched on top of the group, looking down on Chelsea.

Modifying Another Word

  • supremely: All have been exquisitely designed down to the last detail to be a feast for the senses as well as supremely comfortable.
  • extremely: Women's Tech Base Brief A wicking and fast drying brief, extremely comfortable next to the skin as part of a layering system.
  • surprisingly: The seat suspension was again set fairly soft and was surprisingly comfortable over these surfaces.
  • exceptionally: The Ellaroo Sling spreads out well over the shoulder and across the back making for an exceptionally comfortable carry.

Infinitive complement

  • wear: The internal face fabric is comfortable to wear next to the skin.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: We desire an indoor climate in which we feel comfortable - warm enough in winter, cool in summer.
  • seem: Promoting his new album, Jacket Full of Danger, Green seems comfortable with his enduring cult status.
  • look: England didn't start well but they looked more comfortable after Michael Owen had scored his first goal.
  • become: Credit monitoring service MyCallcredit says it indicates Britons are becoming more comfortable with debt.
  • appear: It was only in the final two episodes that he seemed to find his footing and appear comfortable in the role.
  • get: The music, too, was just a bit too varied to get comfortable with.

Preposition: with

  • bet: They had the across from you comfortable with bets with a million.
  • debt: Credit monitoring service MyCallcredit says it indicates Britons are becoming more comfortable with debt.
comfortable Quotes

How right it seemed that he should reach the span Of comfortable years allowed to man! Splendid to eat and sleep and choose a wife, Safe with his wound, a citizen of life. He hobbled blithely through the garden gate, And thought: 'Thank God they had to amputate!'

—Sassoon, Siegfried Louvain

Exploring is delightful to look forward to and back upon, but it is not comfortable at the time, unless it be of such an easy nature as not to deserve the name.

—Butler, Samuel

TheWhite House†a palacemore comfortablethanthat of most kings.

—Hoover, Herbert Clark

ExcusemewhileIslip intosomething more comfortable.

—Harlow,Jean pseudonym of  Harlean Carpentier

When you're at war you think about a better life; when you're at peace you think about a more comfortable one.

—Wilder,Thornton Niven

When people are too comfortable, it is not possible to restrain them within the bounds of their duty† They may be compared to mules who, being accustomed to burdens, are spoilt by rest rather than labour.

—Cardinal Richelieu