COMFORTABLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does comfortable mean?
• COMFORTABLE (adjective)
The adjective COMFORTABLE has 5 senses:
1. providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal)
2. free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind
3. more than adequate
4. sufficient to provide comfort
5. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
Familiarity information: COMFORTABLE used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
• COMFORTABLE (adjective)
Meaning:
Providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal)
Synonyms:
comfortable; comfy
Context examples:
comfortable clothes / comfortable suburban houses / made himself comfortable in an armchair / the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable / are you comfortable? / feeling comfy now?
Similar:
cosy; cozy; snug (enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space)
easy (affording comfort)
homelike; homely; homey; homy (having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable)
soothing (affording physical relief)
Attribute:
comfort; comfortableness (a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Antonym:
uncomfortable (providing or experiencing physical discomfort)
Meaning:
Free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind
Context examples:
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
Similar:
comforted (made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress)
at ease (socially at ease)
Also:
easy (free from worry or anxiety)
Antonym:
uncomfortable (conducive to or feeling mental discomfort)
Meaning:
More than adequate
Context example:
the home team had a comfortable lead
Similar:
wide (great in degree)
Meaning:
Sufficient to provide comfort
Context example:
a comfortable salary
Similar:
sufficient (of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant)
Meaning:
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
Synonyms:
well-to-do; well-situated; well-off; well-heeled; well-fixed; prosperous; comfortable; easy
Context examples:
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
Similar:
rich (possessing material wealth)
