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English adjective: comfortable | |||
| 1. | comfortable providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) | ||
| Samples | Comfortable clothes. Comfortable suburban houses. Made himself comfortable in an armchair. The antihistamine made her feel more comfortable. Are you comfortable?. Feeling comfy now?. | ||
| Synonyms | comfy | ||
| Similar | cosy, cozy, easy, homelike, homely, homey, homy, snug, soothing | ||
| Attribute | comfort, comfortableness | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | uncomfortable | ||
| 2. | comfortable free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| See also | easy | ||
| Antonyms | uncomfortable | ||
| 3. | comfortable more than adequate | ||
| Samples | The home team had a comfortable lead. | ||
| Similar | wide | ||
| Antonyms | narrow | ||
| 4. | comfortable sufficient to provide comfort | ||
| Samples | A comfortable salary. | ||
| Similar | sufficient | ||
| Antonyms | insufficient, deficient | ||
| 5. | comfortable in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do | ||
| Similar | rich | ||
| Antonyms | poor | ||
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