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comfortable

com·for·table

UK/ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ US/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ common us

adjective

1.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)

  • “comfortable clothes”
  • “comfortable suburban houses”
  • “made himself comfortable in an armchair”
  • “the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable”
  • “are you comfortable?”
  • “feeling comfy now?”
2.

free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind

  • “was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared”
  • “the comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong”
  • “was comfortable in his religious beliefs”
  • “she”
  • “;”
  • “s parents”
3.

more than adequate

  • “the home team had a comfortable lead”
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4.

sufficient to provide comfort

  • “a comfortable salary”
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5.

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

  • “they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards”
  • “easy living”
  • “a prosperous family”
  • “his family is well-situated financially”
  • “well-to-do members of the community”

Origin

From Middle English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from conforter. By surface analysis, comfort + -able.

Phrases

  • comfortable as an old shoe
  • comfortable in one's own skin
  • slip into something more comfortable

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