Definitions for comfortable
ˈkʌmf tə bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəlcom·fort·able

Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. comfortable, comfyadjective

   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. comfortableadjective

   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 a comfortable person to be with"; "she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents"

3. comfortableadjective

   more than adequate

   "the home team had a comfortable lead"

4. comfortableadjective

   sufficient to provide comfort

   "a comfortable salary"

5. comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-doadjective

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. comfortableadjective

   Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.

2. comfortableadjective

   Amply sufficient, satisfactory.

3. comfortableadjective

   Providing comfort and ease; agreeable.

   This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.

4. comfortableadjective

   In a state of comfort and content.

   I'll be quite comfortable here, what a great guestroom!

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Comfortableadjective

   strong; vigorous; valiant

   Etymology: [OF. confortable.]

2. Comfortableadjective

   serviceable; helpful

   Etymology: [OF. confortable.]

3. Comfortableadjective

   affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope

   Etymology: [OF. confortable.]

4. Comfortableadjective

   in a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life

   Etymology: [OF. confortable.]

5. Comfortableadjective

   free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; -- used of a sick person

   Etymology: [OF. confortable.]

6. Comfortablenoun

   a stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort

   Etymology: [OF. confortable.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'comfortable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2637

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'comfortable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2404

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'comfortable' in Adjectives Frequency: #340

How to pronounce comfortable?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of comfortable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of comfortable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of comfortable in a Sentence

1. Vijay Singh:

   I'm finally not hurting as much as I did the last five years, that's a big part of playing good golf. You're not hurting, you can go out and play and you're comfortable. Right now, nothing hurts. The golf swing feels good, and I'm happy to be playing.

2. Didier Duret:

   Margins are now more comfortable in Europe than in the United States and the benefits of a higher dollar should continue to be a tailwind for European earnings.

3. Ash Barty:

   I think today was probably my sharpest match that I played, i felt really comfortable moving around the court. I felt like I found the middle of the racquet a lot sooner than my other matches.

4. John F. Kennedy:

   There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

5. Molly Stapelman:

   Obviously, she’s a living, breathing example that just because you have a limb difference doesn’t mean you have to be inhibited or ‘disabled,’ she wasn’t always comfortable with her limb difference, entered a modelling industry where you are assessed based on how you look, and then pushed herself out of her comfort zone, and is now sharing her experiences and inspiring others to get out of their comfort zone as well.

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