comfortable (ˈkʌmftəbəll
;ˈkʌmfətəbəll)
Definitions
adjective
- giving comfort or physical relief
- at ease
- free from affliction or pain
- (of a person or situation) relaxing
- informal having adequate income
- informal (of income) adequate to provide comfort
Alternative Forms
ˈcomfortableness noun ˈcomfortably adverbSynonyms
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- British English:
comfortable
You describe things such as furniture as comfortable when they make you feel physically relaxed....a comfortable chair.ˈkʌmftəbl; ˈkʌmfətəbl ADJECTIVE ...a comfortable chair.
- Spanish:
cómodo
adj cómoda
- French:
confortable
adj
- German:
bequem
adj
- Chinese: 舒适的 adj
- Arabic: مُرِيح adj
- Portuguese: confortável adj
- Russian: удобный adj удобная
- Croatian: udoban adj udobna
- Czech: pohodlný adj
- Danish: komfortabel adj
- Dutch: comfortabel adj
- Finnish: mukava adj
- Greek: άνετος adj άνετη
- Italian: comodo adj comoda
- Japanese: 快適な no_posp
- Korean: 쾌적한 adj
- Norwegian: behagelig adj
- Polish: wygodny adj wygodna
- Brazilian Portuguese: confortável adj
- European Spanish:
cómodo
adj cómoda
- Swedish: bekväm adj bekvämt
- Thai: สะดวกสบาย adj
- Turkish: rahat adj
- Vietnamese: thoải mái adj
Usage examples
In daylight, they go about completely muffled in cloaks and swaddling rags, and they seem much more comfortable after dark.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Inside the tower has been carefully converted to provide a comfortable living space.
Country Life (2004)I descended the ladder and went in search of a more comfortable perch with a view of the church and the square.
Irish Times (2002)Cafe Mal will be converted into a lounge area with comfortable sofas.
Glasgow Herald (2001)From the moment they were helped from the rescue chopper, still wet and bedraggled, they were made to feel safe and comfortable.
, FATAL STORM (2001)