What does comfortable mean?
Definitions for comfortable
ˈkʌmf tə bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəlcom·fort·able
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word comfortable.
Princeton's WordNet
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?"
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"
comfortableadjective
more than adequate
"the home team had a comfortable lead"
comfortableadjective
sufficient to provide comfort
"a comfortable salary"
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
comfortableadjective
Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.
comfortableadjective
Amply sufficient, satisfactory.
comfortableadjective
Providing comfort and ease; agreeable.
This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.
comfortableadjective
In a state of comfort and content.
I'll be quite comfortable here, what a great guestroom!
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Comfortableadjective
Etymology: from comfort.
For my sake be comfortable; hold death
A while at the arm’s end. William Shakespeare, As you like it.My lord leans wond’rously to discontent;
His comfortable temper has forsook him:
He is much out of health. William Shakespeare, Timon.What can promise him a comfortable appearance before his dreadful judge? South.
He had no brother, which though it be comfortable for kings to have, yet draweth the subjects eyes aside. Francis Bacon, Hen. VII.
The lives of many miserable men were saved, and a comfortable provision made for their subsistence. John Dryden, Fab. Dedic.
Webster Dictionary
Comfortableadjective
strong; vigorous; valiant
Comfortableadjective
serviceable; helpful
Comfortableadjective
affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope
Comfortableadjective
in a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life
Comfortableadjective
free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; -- used of a sick person
Comfortablenoun
a stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort
Etymology: [OF. confortable.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'comfortable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2637
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'comfortable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2404
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'comfortable' in Adjectives Frequency: #340
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comfortable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comfortable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of comfortable in a Sentence
Maybe he is, like a whole snake. But I didn’t see him that way, i made an assumption that he was gonna be chill about it, and he went and shared information that I didn’t feel comfortable with him sharing.
The repression security services are used to comfortable living and need to be economically supported, i think this is the first time where that might be called into question, because of the effects of sanctions, [they] might make it challenging for Putin to feed his whole repression regime.
Not a lot of my friends know what we should be doing now in this brave new world, i was trying to give them the tools they need to know if you end up indoors — which we're going to — in an environment where there seems like there's a lot of people, and it just doesn't feel right, then that's a situation that you should avoid. Use your feet, find somewhere else that feels more comfortable for you.
I was never comfortable with it for a lot of reasons, but ... finally I relented.
I do like the conditions here. I mean, obviously hard courts is the surface I feel very comfortable on, normally, if you put in good work in the off-season and work hard, you're going to get good rewards at the beginning of the year. I feel like the effort and work that I put in December has helped me here.
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Translations for comfortable
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- وثير, مرتاح, مريحArabic
- зру́чныBelarusian
- комфортен, уютен, удобенBulgarian
- còmodeCatalan, Valencian
- pohodlnýCzech
- cysurus, cyfforddusWelsh
- kommod, gemütlich, bequem, behaglich, komfortabelGerman
- άνετοςGreek
- komfortaEsperanto
- confortableSpanish
- راحتPersian
- turvallinen, mukavaFinnish
- confortableFrench
- compordachIrish
- socrach, socair, cofhurtail, sòlasachScottish Gaelic
- आरामदेहHindi
- հարմարArmenian
- commodeInterlingua
- comodo, confortevoleItalian
- 気楽, 快適, 安楽Japanese
- 편하다Korean
- comfortableLatin
- komfortabls, ērtsLatvian
- āhuru, hāneanea, tangatangaMāori
- selesaMalay
- gemakkelijk, comfortabelDutch
- confortávelPortuguese
- комфортабельный, уютный, удобныйRussian
- ȕdobanSerbo-Croatian
- komfortabel, behaglig, bekväm, skönSwedish
- آرام دہUrdu
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