comfortable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
In a state of comfort and content.
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
Amply sufficient, satisfactory.
Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.
Strong; vigorous; valiant.
Serviceable; helpful.

noun

A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.

Pronunciation

kŭmf′tə-bəl kŭm′fə-tə-bəl /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ kŭmf'tə-bəl kŭmf'tər-bəl kŭm'fər-tə-bəl kŭm'fə-tə-bəl /ˈkʌmf.tə(ɹ).bəl/ /ˈkʌm.fə(ɹ).tə.bəl/ En-us-comfortable.ogg /ˈkʌm.fəɹ.tə.bəl/ [ˈkɵ̠mfəɹ̠θ̠əb(ə)l] [-ft̪ɾəb(ə)l] /ˈkɐmf.tə.bəl/ [ˈkʰɐɱf.tɘ.bɫ̩] kŭm′fər-tə-bĭl kəm-fər′tə-bĭl kəm-fər-tā′bĭl kəm-fər′-tā-bĭl /kəm.fə(r).ʈə.bɘl/ /kəm.fə(r).ʈeː.bɘl/

Word forms

comfortable comfortabler more comfortable comfortablest most comfortable comfterble / comftorble comfortables

Etymology

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

Synonyms

comforting comfy cozy eathful restful snug cushy safe

Antonyms

comfortless uncomfortable

Related words

comforter discomfort

Derived words

comfortability comfortable as an old shoe comfortable in one's own skin comfortableness comfortably comfy overcomfortable semicomfortable slip into something more comfortable supercomfortable uncomfortable

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