comfortable

CEFRA2

/ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling relaxed and free from pain or worry.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.

Examples

  • He sat down on the comfortable sofa and fell asleep.

  • It's so comfortable here, I really feel at home.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [-ft̪ɾəb(ə)l]
  • [ˈkʰɐɱf.tɘ.bɫ̩]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. In a state of comfort and content.

  2. Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.

  3. Amply sufficient, satisfactory.

More examples

In context

  • The trip back was very comfortable.

  • A comfortable income should suffice to consider oneself rich.

  • This is the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from conforter. By surface analysis, comfort + -able.