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comfort zone

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The range of temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors that people or other organisms require in order to be physiologically unstressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic

Examples

  • The demanding interview panel took him well out of his comfort zone.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the temperature range (between 28 and 30 degrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temperature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 舒適區 /舒适区 (syu1 sik1 keoi1) — range of environmental factors
  • Chinese Cantonese: 舒適圈 /舒适圈 (syu1 sik1 hyun1) — range of environmental factors
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舒適區 /舒适区 (shūshìqū) — range of environmental factors
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舒適圈 /舒适圈 (shūshìquān) — range of environmental factors
  • Finnish: mukavuusalue — range of environmental factors
  • French: zone de confort — range of environmental factors
  • Hungarian: komfortzóna — range of environmental factors
  • Portuguese: zona de conforto — range of environmental factors
  • Russian: зона комфорта (zona komforta) — range of environmental factors
  • Spanish: zona de confort — range of environmental factors
  • Arabic: مِنْطَقَة رَاحَة (minṭaqat rāḥa) — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Catalan: zona de confort — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Chinese Cantonese: 舒適區 /舒适区 (syu1 sik1 keoi1) — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舒適區 /舒适区 (shūshìqū) — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Czech: komfortní zóna — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Danish: komfortzone — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Dutch: luie stoel — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Finnish: mukavuusalue — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • French: zone de confort — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • German: Komfortzone — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Greek: ζώνη άνεσης (zóni ánesis) — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Hungarian: komfortzóna — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Indonesian: zona nyaman — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Italian: comfort zone — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Italian: zona di conforto — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Japanese: コンフォートゾーン (konfōtozōn) — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Malay: zon selesa — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Polish: strefa komfortu — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Portuguese: zona de conforto — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Russian: зона комфорта (zona komforta) — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Spanish: zona de confort — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Swedish: bekvämlighetszon — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Turkish: konfor alanı — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed
  • Ukrainian: зона комфорту (zona komfortu) — circumstances in which a person feels relaxed