comfortable

com·fort·a·ble  (kmfr-t-bl, kmft-bl, kmftr-)

adj.

1. Providing physical comfort: a comfortable chair.

2. Free from stress or anxiety; at ease: not comfortable about the interview.

3. Producing feelings of ease or security: a comfortable person; a comfortable evening at home.

4. Sufficient to provide financial security: comfortable earnings.

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comfort·a·ble·ness n.

comfort·a·bly adv.

Synonyms: comfortable, cozy, snug¹, restful
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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comfortable [ˈkʌmftəb^əl ˈkʌmfətəb^əl]

adj

1. giving comfort or physical relief

2. at ease

3. free from affliction or pain

4. (of a person or situation) relaxing

5. Informal having adequate income

6. Informal (of income) adequate to provide comfort

comfortableness  n

comfortably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	comfortable - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?" comfy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
	2.	comfortable - free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind; "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" easy - free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" uncomfortable - conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"
	3.	comfortable - more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead" wide - great in degree; "won by a wide margin"
	4.	comfortable - sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary" sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"
	5.	comfortable - in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "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" prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do, easy rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"

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comfortable

adjective

1. loose-fitting, loose, adequate, ample, snug, roomy, commodious Dress in loose comfortable clothes that do not make you feel restricted.
loose-fitting tight, tight-fitting, skin-tight

2. pleasant, homely, easy, relaxing, delightful, enjoyable, cosy, agreeable, restful A home should be comfortable and friendly.
pleasant uncomfortable, inadequate, unpleasant, disagreeable

3. at ease, happy, at home, contented, relaxed, serene Lie down on your bed and make yourself comfortable.
at ease troubled, nervous, disturbed, distressed, uncomfortable, tense, miserable, uneasy, ill at ease, on tenterhooks, like a fish out of water

4. (Informal) well-off, prosperous, affluent, well-to-do, comfortably-off, in clover (informal) She came from a stable, comfortable, middle-class family.

Translations

comfortable [ˈkʌmfətəbl] ADJ

1. (physically) [chair, shoes, position] → cómodo; [room, house, hotel] → confortable, cómodo; [temperature] → agradable
are you comfortable, sitting there? → ¿estás cómodo sentado ahí?
you don't look very comfortable → no pareces estar muy cómodo
I'm not comfortable in these shoes → no estoy or voy cómodo con estos zapatos
to make o.s. comfortable → ponerse cómodo

2. (mentally, emotionally) → cómodo, a gusto
I'm not comfortable or I don't feel comfortable at formal dinners → no me siento cómodo or a gusto en las cenas formales
she wasn't comfortable about giving him the keys → no se sentía a gusto dejándole las llaves
to feel comfortable with sb/sth → sentirse cómodo or a gusto con algn/algo
he came closer to the truth than was comfortable → se acercó de manera inquietante a la verdad

3. (financially) [income] → bueno, suficiente; [life, lifestyle] → holgado
he's comfortable → está en buena posición económica

4. (= easy) [lead, majority, margin] → amplio, holgado
a comfortable job → un buen empleo, un empleo cómodo y bien pagado
he was elected with a comfortable majority → fue elegido por una amplia mayoría, fue elegido por una mayoría holgada
to have a comfortable win over sb → vencer a algn fácilmente

5. (Med) → estable
he was described as comfortable in hospital last night → anoche el hospital describió su condición como estable

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comfortable [ˈkʌmfə^rtəb^əl] adj

(physically) [furniture, clothes] → confortable; [home, hotel] → confortable
to be comfortable [person] → être à l'aise
I'm very comfortable, thanks → Je suis parfaitement à l'aise, merci.
to make o.s. comfortable → se mettre à l'aise

(= without financial problems) → aisé(e)

(= happy) to be comfortable about sth, to be comfortable with sth [+ idea, situation] → ne pas s'inquiéter de qch
I don't feel very comfortable about it → Cela m'inquiète un peu.

[patient] to be comfortable → ne pas souffrir

[lead, margin] → confortable; [victory] → facile

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comfortable

adj

armchair, bed, shoes, life, position → bequem; room, hotel etc → komfortabel; temperature → angenehm; to make somebody/oneself comfortable → es jdm/sich bequem machen; (= make at home) → es jdm/sich gemütlich machen; the sick man had a comfortable night → der Kranke hatte or verbrachte eine ruhige Nacht; the patient/his condition is comfortable → der Patient/er ist wohlauf; are you comfortable?, asked the nurse → liegen/sitzen etc Sie bequem?, fragte die Schwester; are you too hot? — no, I’m just comfortable → ist es Ihnen zu heiß? — nein, es ist angenehm so

(fig) income, pension → ausreichend; life → geruhsam, angenehm; majority, lead → sicher; winner → überlegen; figure → mollig; he’s very comfortable to be with → bei ihm fühlt man sich sehr wohl; she had quite a comfortable feeling about it → sie hatte ein gutes Gefühl dabei; to feel comfortable with somebody/something → sich bei jdm/etw wohlfühlen; I’m not very comfortable about it → mir ist nicht ganz wohl bei der Sache; I’m not too comfortable about giving her the job → mir ist nicht ganz wohl bei dem Gedanken, ihr die Stelle zu geben; in comfortable circumstances (= well-off) → gut situiert

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comfortable [ˈkʌmf/ətəbl] adj (house, chair, shoes, life) → comodo/a; (income, majority) → più che sufficiente; (temperature) → piacevole
to make o.s. comfortable → mettersi a proprio agio
are you comfortable, sitting there? → sta comodo, seduto lì?
I don't feel very comfortable about it → non mi sento molto tranquillo

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comfortable [ˈkʌmf/ətəbl] adj (house, chair, shoes, life) → comodo/a; (income, majority) → più che sufficiente; (temperature) → piacevole
to make o.s. comfortable → mettersi a proprio agio
are you comfortable, sitting there? → sta comodo, seduto lì?
I don't feel very comfortable about it → non mi sento molto tranquillo

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