Dictionary entries for 'comfortable'

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cozy
easeful
easy
snug
adequate
competent
decent
enough
satisfactory
sufficient
easy
prosperous
well-heeled
well-off
well-to-do

com·fort·a·ble (kŭḿfər-tə-bəl, kŭmf́tə-bəl, kŭmf́tər-)

adjective

Providing physical comfort: a comfortable chair.
Free from stress or anxiety; at ease: not comfortable about the interview.
Producing feelings of ease or security: a comfortable person; a comfortable evening at home.
Sufficient to provide financial security: comfortable earnings.

derivatives

coḿfort·a·ble·ness: noun
coḿfort·a·bly: adverb

synonyms:

comfortable, cozy, snug¹restful These adjectives mean affording ease of mind or body. Comfortable implies the absence of sources of pain or distress: wears comfortable clothes. The word may also suggest peace of mind: felt comfortable with the decision. Cozy suggests homey and reassuring ease: sat in a cozy nook near the fire. Snug brings to mind the image of a warm, secure, compact shelter: children snug in their beds. Restful suggests a quiet conducive to tranquillity: spent a restful hour reading.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition