comfortable
adjective
com·fort·able ˈkəm(p)(f)-tər-bəl 
ˈkəm(p)(f)-tə-bəl,
ˈkəm(p)-fər-tə-bəl,
ˈkəm(p)-fə-tə-bəl,
ˈkəm-fər-bəl,
ˈkəm-fə-bəl 1
a
: affording or enjoying contentment and security
a comfortable income
b
: affording or enjoying physical comfort
a comfortable chair
was too comfortable to move
2
a
: free from vexation or doubt
comfortable assumptions
Lamb was comfortable in his ignorance of what he did not choose to know.
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James Mason Brown b
: free from stress or tension
a comfortable routine
stayed at a comfortable distance from the crowd
comfortableness noun
comfortably
ˈkəm(p)(f)-tər-blē
adverb ˈkəm(p)(f)-tə-blē
ˈkəm(p)-fər-tə-blē
ˈkəm(p)-fə-tə-blē
ˈkəm-fər-blē
ˈkəm-fə-blē
Synonyms
- comfy
- cozy
- cushy
- easy
- snug
- soft
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Example Sentences
These shoes aren't very comfortable for walking. I can't seem to find a comfortable position in this chair. Are you comfortable enough in that chair? The nurse turned the patient on his side and asked him if he was comfortable. I was just getting comfortable when the phone rang. They stayed at a comfortable distance from the crowd. He has a comfortable job. She makes a comfortable living as a journalist. They enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. See More
Recent Examples on the Web By Week 1, the Colts had grown comfortable enough with Raimann to devise a plan to get both of them some work. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022 Tonight: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 In Georgia, where for months Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has held a comfortable lead over Stacey Abrams, his Democratic challenger, Senate nominee Herschel Walker hasn’t been able to pull away from incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 After a comfortable 24-9 win Sunday over the New York Jets, the Ravens opened as 3 1/2-point favorites over the Dolphins. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2022 Off court, the GOAT stuff (from S by Serena) is just so comfortable. Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 Potential lifesavers include earbuds, noise-canceling headphones or comfortable earplugs, and a pair of oversized sunglasses. Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2022 Meditation Begin in a comfortable, seated position. Catherine Mevs, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 At 73, King Charles III is starting his dream job at an age most men are long retired and relaxing in a comfortable chair — not sitting on a throne. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 See More
Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022 Tonight: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 In Georgia, where for months Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has held a comfortable lead over Stacey Abrams, his Democratic challenger, Senate nominee Herschel Walker hasn’t been able to pull away from incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 After a comfortable 24-9 win Sunday over the New York Jets, the Ravens opened as 3 1/2-point favorites over the Dolphins. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2022 Off court, the GOAT stuff (from S by Serena) is just so comfortable. Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 Potential lifesavers include earbuds, noise-canceling headphones or comfortable earplugs, and a pair of oversized sunglasses. Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2022 Meditation Begin in a comfortable, seated position. Catherine Mevs, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 At 73, King Charles III is starting his dream job at an age most men are long retired and relaxing in a comfortable chair — not sitting on a throne. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English comfortable, confortable "invigorating, encouraging, consoling, pleasant, agreeable," borrowed from Anglo-French confortable "comforting, encouraging," from conforter "to strengthen, encourage, comfort entry 1" + -able -able
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
comfortable
adjective
com·fort·able ˈkəm-fər-tə-bəl
ˈkəmf-tər-bəl
1
: giving physical ease
a comfortable chair
2
: more than what is needed
a comfortable income
3
: physically at ease
comfortably
adverb
as in affluently
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- affluently
- fine
- wealthily
- ostentatiously
- luxuriously
- indulgently
- pretentiously
- pompously
- impressively
- magnificently
- wastefully
- immoderately
- grandiosely
- intemperately
- prodigally
- sumptuously
- imposingly
- richly
- expensively
- extravagantly
- opulently
- large
- high
- fatly
- splendidly
- wantonly
- plushly
- lavishly
- grandly
- palatially
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- simply
- modestly
- plainly
- economically
- humbly
- austerely
- reasonably
- poorly
- cheaply
- sensibly
- inexpensively
- moderately
- conservatively
- frugally
- sparingly
- prudently
- unpretentiously
- meagerly
- sparely
- temperately
- thriftily
- skimpily
- restrainedly
- prominences
- prominencies
- prominency
- prominent
- prominently
- promines
- promiscuities
- promiscuity
- promiscuous
- promiscuously
- promiscuousness
- promiscuousnesses
- promise
- promise (someone) the stars/moon/earth/world
- promise someone the earth
- promise someone the moon
- promise someone the stars
- promise someone the world
- promise the earth
- promise the moon
- promise the stars
- promise the world
- promised
- promised her the stars and the moon
- promised land