comfortable

com·fort·a·ble

 (kŭm′fər-tə-bəl, kŭmf′tə-bəl, kŭmf′tər-)

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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com′fort·a·ble·ness n.

com′fort·a·bly adv.

Synonyms: comfortable, easy, cozy, snug¹
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.
Easy denotes freedom from worry or stress: an easy life with plenty of time for leisure activities.
Cozy suggests homey and reassuring comforts: 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.

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comfortable

(ˈkʌmftəbəl; ˈkʌmfətəbəl)

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

ˈcomfortableness n

ˈcomfortably adv

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com•fort•a•ble

(ˈkʌmf tə bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəl)

adj.

1. (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease.

2. being in a state of physical or mental comfort; contented and undisturbed; at ease.

3. (of a person, situation, etc.) easy to associate or deal with.

4. sufficient: a comfortable salary.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French]

com′fort•a•ble•ness, n.

com′fort•a•bly, adv.

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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.

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comfortable

adjective

1. Affording pleasurable ease:

cozy, easeful, easy, snug.

Informal: comfy, soft.

2. Being what is needed without being in excess:

adequate, competent, decent, enough, satisfactory, sufficient.

3. Enjoying steady good fortune or financial security:

easy, prosperous, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do.

Informal: well-fixed.

Idioms: comfortably off, in clover, on easy street.

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Translations

مُريحمُرِيحمُسْتَريحمَيْسور الحال

còmode

pohodlnýspokojenýuspokojivýdostatečný

komfortabeltrygbehageligbekvemgod

bequemgemütlichkomfortabelkommodreichlich

άνετος

cómododesahogadoholgadorelajadosuficiente

mukavaturvallinen

confortableconvenableopportunà l'aiseaisé

udoban

hæginda-, òægilegurnægilegur, mátuleguròægilegur; rólegur

comodoaccogliente

快適な

쾌적한

comfortabelgemakkelijkveilig

behageligbekvemgodkomfortabelrundelig

wygodny

confortável

удобныйуютныйкомфортабельный

dobroudobenudobno

bekväm

สะดวกสบาย

rahathali vakti yerindekonforluoldukça zengin

thoải mái

舒适的轻松自在的惬意的

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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comfort

(ˈkamfət) noun

1. a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc. They now live in comfort. gemak راحَه спокойствие conforto pohodlí die Behaglichkeit bekvemmelighed; velvære; komfort άνεσηcomodidad, confort, bienestar heaolu راحتی؛ آرامش elää mukavasti confort נוֹחוּת आराम zadovoljstvo, ugodnost, udobnost jólét kenyamanan þægindi comodità, serenità 安楽 편안 poilsis, ramybė, jaukumas komforts keselesaan comfortvelvære, komfort, bekvemmelighet wygoda هوسا conforto confort благополучие pohodlie udobje komfor välbefinnande, välstånd ความสบาย rahatlık, huzur 舒適 спокій آرام ، آسودگی sự an ủi 舒适

2. anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune. He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort. gerief تَعْزِيَه، سَلْوان комфорт conforto pohodlí; útěcha der Komfort, der Trost komfort; glæde; nydelse; trøst; støtte ανακούφιση, παρηγοριά, άνεσηcomodidad mugavus, trööst آسایش؛ تسکین mukavuus confortרווחה तसल्ली utjeha, bodrenje kényelem kenyamanan þægindi comodità, confort; conforto 慰め 위안 patogumai, paguoda mierinājums kesenangan comfort, troostkomfort, glede, nytelse; trøst, støttepociecha هوسای conforto tihnă; mângâiere удобства; утешение komfort; útecha udobje; tolažba uteha bekvämlighet, komfort, tröst สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก rahatlık, konfor; teselli 安慰 комфорт; втіха آرام دہ ، سکون بخش tiện nghi 安慰

ˈcomfortable adjective

1. in comfort; pleasantly relaxed. He looked very comfortable in his chair. welbehaaglik مُسْتَريح спокоен confortável spokojený gemütlich, entspannt behagelig; bekvem; komfortabel βολεμένος, άνετοςtranquilo, relajado mõnus راحت tyytyväinen à l'aiseנח, , נוח सुखदायी, आरामदेह udoban, lagodan kényelmes nyaman þægilegur; rólegur a proprio agio 気持のよい 편안한 patenkintas apmierināts selesa behaaglijkbehagelig, bekvem, komfortabelzrelaksowany آرام confortável relaxat, liniştit комфортный;довольный spokojný udoben udobno väl till mods, nöjd och belåten สะดวกสบาย rahat, konforlu 輕鬆自在的 спокійний, задоволений آسائش سیے ہونا dễ chịu 轻松自在的

2. producing a good physical feeling. a comfortable chair. gemaklik مُريح удобен confortável pohodlný bequem behagelig; god άνετοςcómodo mugav آرامش بخش mukava confortableנח, , נוח आरामदेह udoban, lagodan, smiren kényelmes nyaman hæginda-, þægilegur comodo 快適な 편한 patogus ērts; komfortabls selesa comfortabelbehagelig, god, veltilpasswygodny ارام، مستريح، مناسب، هوسا (اصط) پوره، كافى confortável confortabil удобный pohodlný udoben udoban bekväm, skön, komfortabel สะดวกสบาย rahat 舒適的 зручний; комфортабельний خوشگوار جسمانی احساس دینا tiện lợi 舒适的

3. financially secure without being rich. a comfortable standard of living. gerus, gemaklik مَيْسور الحال комфортен confortável dostatečný, uspokojivý reichlich tryg οικονομικά άνετος acomodado, desahogado aineliselt kindlustatud کافی؛ رضایت بخش hyvin toimeentuleva aisé חַי בִּרווָחָה सुखद lagodan kellemes cukup nægilegur, mátulegur soddisfacente 不自由のない 풍족한 pasiturimas apmierinošs; pietiekams; pārticis selamat welgesteld som har gode/trygge kår, rundeligbezpieczny رضایت بخش confortável considerabil обеспеченный dostatočný zadosten dovoljno obezbeđen som har det bra ställt มั่งคั่ง hali vakti yerinde, oldukça zengin 寬裕的 забезпечений مالی طور پر آسودہ ہونا sung túc 惬意的

ˈcomfortably adverb

welgesteld wees بِراحَةٍ приятно confortavelmente pohodlně bequem behageligt; bekvemt; komfortabelt; godt; trygt άνεταcómodamente mugavalt به راحتی mukavasti confortablement בְּנוֹחוּת आराम से, सम्पन्नतापूर्वक udobno, komotno kényelmesen dengan nyaman þægilega comodamente 気持ちよく 편안하게 patogiai, pasiturimai apmierinoši; ērti dengan selesa welgesteldkomfortabelt, bekvemt, godt, trygt wygodnie, bezpiecznie په آرامی confortavelmente confortabil уютно pohodlne udobno udobno bekvämt, skönt, komfortabelt อย่างสบายใจ rahat, rahatça 舒適地 зручно; спокійно آرام سے một cách thoải mái 舒适地

ˈcomforting adjective

producing a pleasant or relaxed feeling. a comforting thought. troostend مُريح приятен reconfortante povzbudivý, utěšující tröstlich beroligende; trøstende; opmuntrende καθησυχαστικόςreconfortante lohutav تسکین بخش؛ آرامش دهنده miellyttävä réconfortant מְנָחֵם तसल्लीबख्श utješan vigasztaló nyaman, menyenangkan hughreystandi, huggandi confortante 元気づける 위로가 되는 raminantis, malonus nomierinošs menyenangkan troostrijkoppmuntrende, trøstendeuspokajający له درد او ربړ څخه ژغورنه، هو سايى reconfortante recon­fortant приятный povzbudivý tolažilen utešan skön, lugnande, trösterik ที่สะดวกสบาย rahatlatıcı, teselli veren 令人輕鬆愉快的 втішний آرام پہنچانا khuyên giải 令人轻松愉快的

be comfortably off

to have enough money to live in comfort. daar goed in sit مَيْسور الحال заможен съм viver confortavelmente být dobře zajištěný wohlhabend være velhavende; have trygge kår; sidde godt i det έχω οικονομική άνεση vivir cómodamente kindlal järjel olema به حد کافی دارا بودن tulla toimeen hyvin être à l'aise חַי חָיֵי רווָחָה सम्पन्न komotno živjeti jól él berkecukupan í góðum efnum, nægilega efnaður vivere comodamente 不自由なく暮す 꽤 잘 살다 gyventi pasiturimai būt pārtikušam selesa in goeden doen zijn sitte i trygge kår żyć we względnym dostatku ارام، مستريح، مناسب، هوسا (اصط) پوره، كافى viver desafogadamente a trăi îndestulat/bine быть обеспеченным byť dobre zaopatrený udobno živeti finansijski obezbeđen ha det bra ställt อย่างมีอันจะกิน yeterince parası olmak, hali vakti yerinde olmak 生活舒適充裕 бути забезпеченим; жити при достатках آرام سے رہنے کے قابل ہونا phong lưu 生活富裕舒适

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comfortable

→ مُرِيح pohodlný komfortabel bequem άνετος cómodo mukava confortable udoban comodo 快適な 쾌적한 comfortabel behagelig wygodny confortável удобный bekväm สะดวกสบาย rahat thoải mái 舒适的

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comfortable

a. cómodo-a; a gusto.

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comfortable

adj cómodo

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