comfortable meaning
EN[ˈkʌmf.tɚ.bəl] [ˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl] [ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl] [ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl]US
- NounPLcomfortablesPREcom-SUF-able
- AdjectiveCOMcomfortablerCOMmore comfortableSUPcomfortablestSUPmost comfortable
- (obsolete) Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.
- Amply sufficient, satisfactory.
- A comfortable income should suffice to consider oneself rich.
- The home team is ahead by a comfortable margin.
- Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
- This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.
- In a state of comfort and content.
- What a great guestroom! I'll be quite comfortable here.
- (obsolete) Strong; vigorous; valiant.
- (obsolete) Serviceable; helpful.
- (obsolete) Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- We upholstered the seat with three thicknesses of cloth to make it more comfortable to sit on.
- We help students feel more comfortable expressing their own emotions or self-realizations.
- I'm not comfortable with 3.Nc3 in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play exd5.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- ... and insist upon forcing a square peg into a round hole, because in a round hole you, being a round peg, feel tight and comfortable.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of comfortable in English Dictionary
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