Comfortable meaning

What does “comfortable” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“comfortable” is an adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal).

comfortable

adjective

  1. providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)

    “comfortable clothes”

    “comfortable suburban houses”

    Synonymscomfy
    Oppositesuncomfortable
  2. 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”

    Oppositesuncomfortable
  3. more than adequate

    “the home team had a comfortable lead”

  4. sufficient to provide comfort

    “a comfortable salary”

  5. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

    “they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards”

    “easy living”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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