comfortable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- kŭm′fə-tə-bəl
- /ˈkɐmf.tə.bəl/
- kŭm'fər-tə-bəl
- /kəm.fə(r).ʈə.bɘl/
- kŭmf'tə-bəl
- [ˈkɵ̠mfəɹ̠θ̠əb(ə)l] Ottawa-Valley
- [ˈkʰɐɱf.tɘ.bɫ̩]
- /ˈkʌm.fəɹ.tə.bəl/ (Canada)
- kŭm′fər-tə-bĭl
- /ˈkʌmf.tə(ɹ).bəl/ (Canada)
- kəm-fər-tā′bĭl
- kŭmf'tər-bəl
- kəm-fər′tə-bĭl
- (US) audio
- /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/
- kŭm'fə-tə-bəl
- kəm-fər′-tā-bĭl
- [-ft̪ɾəb(ə)l] Ottawa-Valley
- /ˈkʌmf.tə(ɹ).bəl/
- kŭmf′tə-bəl
- /kəm.fə(r).ʈeː.bɘl/
- /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/
- /ˈkʌm.fə(ɹ).tə.bəl/
Etymology
From Middle English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from conforter. By surface analysis, comfort + -able.
Meanings
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Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 179:This is the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in.
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In a state of comfort and content.
What a great guestroom! I'll be quite comfortable here.
A great bargain also had been[…]the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC, page 0016:
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Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
Time spent waiting offshore / The calm before the storm / My take from you is simple / So heal your fear / To heal your fear / You're such a comfortable liar
2002 October 8, “Comfortable Liar”, in Wonder What's Next, performed by Chevelle:
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Amply sufficient, satisfactory.
A comfortable income should suffice to consider oneself rich.
When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a comfortable victory, but Georgia are made of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week.
2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:The home team is ahead by a comfortable margin.
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(obsolete) Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.
The commanding officer readily granted a reprieve, and Louis, who, on the arrival of this letter, had forborne to communicate its contents to Theodore, left it should torture him with false hope, now hastened to him with this comfortable news.
1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest:a comfortable provision made for their subsistence
1699, John Dryden, Tales from Chaucer:he was going to make away himself; but meeting by chance his master Plotinus, who, perceiving by his distracted looks all was not well, urged him to confess his grief; which when he had heard, he used such comfortable speeches, that he redeemed him e faucibus Erebi[…].
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 2, member 6, subsection ii:
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(obsolete) Strong; vigorous; valiant.
Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end.
c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi]:
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(obsolete) Serviceable; helpful.
Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most comfortable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| comftorble | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| comfterble | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| comfortablest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more comfortable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| comfortabler | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| comftabul | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
slip into something more comfortable · comfortable as an old shoe · uncomfortable · semicomfortable · comfortably · comfortableness · supercomfortable · comfortable in one's own skin · overcomfortable · comfy · comfortability
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
comfy (providing/enjoying comfort) · safe (safely reliable) · comforting (providing/enjoying comfort) · eathful (providing/enjoying comfort) · cozy (providing/enjoying comfort) · cushy (providing/enjoying comfort) · snug (providing/enjoying comfort) · restful (providing/enjoying comfort)
Translations (148)
gl confortábel (in a state of comfort) · el άνετος (providing physical comfort and ease) · es suficiente (amply sufficient) · ja 心地良い (in a state of comfort) · ar مُرِيح (providing physical comfort and ease) · ja 気楽 (in a state of comfort) · de wohlig (providing physical comfort and ease) · ru ую́тный (in a state of comfort) · mi kauawhiawhi (providing physical comfort and ease) · nan-hbl 快活 (in a state of comfort) · fi turvallinen (amply sufficient) · no bekvem (providing physical comfort and ease) · de komfortabel (providing physical comfort and ease) · lv ērts (in a state of comfort) · za onj (providing physical comfort and ease) · bg надежден (amply sufficient) · hy հարմարավետ (providing physical comfort and ease) · tr konforlu (in a state of comfort) · hu kényelmes (providing physical comfort and ease) · it confortevole (providing physical comfort and ease) · nb komfortabel (providing physical comfort and ease) · fr confortable (providing physical comfort and ease) · fa راحت (providing physical comfort and ease) · cmn 舒服 (in a state of comfort) · eo sufiĉa (amply sufficient) · la commodus (providing physical comfort and ease) · bg достатъчен (amply sufficient) · gd socrach (providing physical comfort and ease) · sv komfortabel (providing physical comfort and ease) · hi सुखद (in a state of comfort) · de bequem (providing physical comfort and ease) · cmn 舒適 /舒适 (providing physical comfort and ease) · ca còmode (providing physical comfort and ease) · no behagelig (providing physical comfort and ease) · et mugav (providing physical comfort and ease) · ka კეთილმოწყობილი (providing physical comfort and ease) · tr rahat (in a state of comfort) · cy cysurus (providing physical comfort and ease) · ko 편하다 (providing physical comfort and ease) · hi पर्याप्त (amply sufficient) · ja 居心地のいい (providing physical comfort and ease) · nn behageleg (providing physical comfort and ease) · bg удобен (in a state of comfort) · sco couthie (providing physical comfort and ease) · ar وَثِير (providing physical comfort and ease) · cs pohodlný (providing physical comfort and ease) · nl comfortabel (in a state of comfort) · hi सुखद (providing physical comfort and ease) · ru удо́бный (providing physical comfort and ease) · ru ую́тный (providing physical comfort and ease) · km ស្រួល (in a state of comfort) · km ស្រួល (providing physical comfort and ease) · ar مُرِيح (amply sufficient) · ja 快適 (providing physical comfort and ease) · lv ērts (providing physical comfort and ease) · cy cyfforddus (providing physical comfort and ease) · it comodo (providing physical comfort and ease) · gd cofhurtail (providing physical comfort and ease) · hi आरामदेह (providing physical comfort and ease) · it comodo (amply sufficient) · nn komfortabel (providing physical comfort and ease) · tr rahat (providing physical comfort and ease) · ja 安楽 (in a state of comfort) · mi hāneanea (in a state of comfort) · yue 舒服 (in a state of comfort) · eo komfortiga (providing physical comfort and ease) · es a gusto (in a state of comfort) · uk комфорта́бельний (providing physical comfort and ease) · es cómodo (in a state of comfort) · cmn 充分 (amply sufficient) · gl confortábel (amply sufficient) · ru комфорта́бельный (providing physical comfort and ease) · da behagelig (providing physical comfort and ease) · de gemütlich (providing physical comfort and ease) · ms selesa (providing physical comfort and ease) · lv komfortabls (providing physical comfort and ease) · be зру́чны (providing physical comfort and ease) · ko 편안하다 (providing physical comfort and ease) · grc ἄνετος (providing physical comfort and ease) · ar مُرْتَاح (in a state of comfort) · ro confortabil (providing physical comfort and ease) · gd socair (providing physical comfort and ease) · ru комфорта́бельный (in a state of comfort) · sv skön (providing physical comfort and ease) · pt confortável (in a state of comfort) · mr आरामदायक (providing physical comfort and ease) · es acogedor (providing physical comfort and ease) · pl wygodny (providing physical comfort and ease) · uk комфо́ртний (providing physical comfort and ease) · bg комфортен (providing physical comfort and ease) · sv bekväm (in a state of comfort) · ady рэхьат (providing physical comfort and ease) · eo oportuna (amply sufficient) · da komfortabel (providing physical comfort and ease) · el άνετος (in a state of comfort) · tr konforlu (providing physical comfort and ease) · zu ntofontofo (providing physical comfort and ease) · hy հարմար (providing physical comfort and ease) · es bastante (amply sufficient) · arz مريح (providing physical comfort and ease) · bg уютен (in a state of comfort) · uk зру́чний (providing physical comfort and ease) · hy հարմար (in a state of comfort) · nl comfortabel (providing physical comfort and ease) · gd sòlasach (providing physical comfort and ease) · eo komforta (providing physical comfort and ease) · nl gemakkelijk (in a state of comfort) · da bekvem (providing physical comfort and ease) · ro comod (providing physical comfort and ease) · sv behaglig (providing physical comfort and ease) · de behaglich (providing physical comfort and ease) · ur آرام دہ (providing physical comfort and ease) · de komfortabel (amply sufficient) · pl wygodna (providing physical comfort and ease) · mi āhuru (providing physical comfort and ease) · pt confortável (providing physical comfort and ease) · hi सुविधाजनक (providing physical comfort and ease) · ru удо́бный (in a state of comfort) · sh ȕdoban (providing physical comfort and ease) · ja 心地良い (providing physical comfort and ease) · lt patogus (providing physical comfort and ease) · cs v pohodlí (in a state of comfort) · nl gemakkelijk (providing physical comfort and ease) · es manejable (amply sufficient) · gl confortábel (providing physical comfort and ease) · he נוח (providing physical comfort and ease) · es confortable (providing physical comfort and ease) · cs pohodlný (amply sufficient) · vec còmet (providing physical comfort and ease) · mi tangatanga (providing physical comfort and ease) · fi mukava (in a state of comfort) · ko 편안하다 (in a state of comfort) · mi hāneanea (providing physical comfort and ease) · th สบาย (providing physical comfort and ease) · cmn 足夠 /足够 (amply sufficient) · fi mukava (providing physical comfort and ease) · es decente (amply sufficient) · de kommod (providing physical comfort and ease) · eo komfortanta (in a state of comfort) · ka მოხერხებული (providing physical comfort and ease) · it comodo (in a state of comfort) · ia commode (providing physical comfort and ease) · sv bekväm (providing physical comfort and ease) · bg удобен (providing physical comfort and ease) · ga compordach (providing physical comfort and ease) · ur سکون دہ (providing physical comfort and ease) · pl nieskrępowany (in a state of comfort) · es cómodo (providing physical comfort and ease)