- comfortable
adj. (colloq.) comfortable with (are you comfortable with this decision?)
* * *['kʌmf(ə)təb(ə)l](colloq.) comfortable with (are you comfortable with this decision?)
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comfortable — [kumf′tər bəl, kum′fər tə bəl] adj. [ME < ML confortabilis] 1. providing comfort or ease 2. in a state of comfort; at ease in body or mind; contented 3. Informal sufficient to satisfy; adequate [a comfortable salary] n. ☆ a quilted bed… … English World dictionary
comfortable — [adj1] good feeling adequate, agreeable, appropriate, at rest, cared for, cheerful, complacent, contented, convenient, cozy, delightful, easy, enjoyable, enjoying, gratified, hale, happy, healthy, hearty, loose, loose fitting, made well, pleasant … New thesaurus
Comfortable — Com fort*a*ble, n. A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comfortable — (engl., spr. kómmfortebl), in Wien Benennung der Einspänner … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
comfortable — index habitable, opulent, prosperous, successful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
comfortable — (adj.) mid 14c., affording mental comfort, from Anglo Fr. confortable, from conforter to comfort (see COMFORT (Cf. comfort)). Meaning offering physical comfort is attested from 1769; that of in a state of tranquil enjoyment is from 1770 … Etymology dictionary
comfortable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) providing or enjoying physical comfort. 2) free from financial worry. 3) (of a victory) with a wide margin. DERIVATIVES comfortably adverb … English terms dictionary
comfortable — [[t]kʌ̱mftəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft. ...a comfortable fireside chair... Trainers are so… … English dictionary
comfortable — com|fort|a|ble W3S2 [ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfət US ˈkʌmfərt , ˈkʌmft ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(furniture/places/clothes etc)¦ 2¦(physically relaxed)¦ 3¦(confident)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5¦(competition/vote)¦ 6¦(ill/injured)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FURNITURE/PLACES/CLOTHES ETC)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
