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comfortability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkʌmfətəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌkʌmfɚtəˈbɪlɪti/
  • General-American: [ˌkəmfɚɾəˈbɪləɾi]
  • rhymes with -ɪlɪti

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comfort

Antonyms: discomfort, uncomfortability

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comfortableness

Antonyms: discomfort, uncomfortability, uncomfortableness

History

Etymology

From comfort + -ability (suffix forming nouns from verbs, denoting an ability, inclination, or suitability for a specified function or condition), or comfortable + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives, referring to the property, quality, or state of conforming to [the meaning of the adjective]).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: confortabilité — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness
  • German: Behaglichkeit — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness
  • Macedonian: комотност (komotnost) — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness
  • Portuguese: confortabilidade — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness
  • Russian: комфо́ртность (komfórtnostʹ) — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness
  • Serbo-Croatian: komotnost — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness
  • Serbo-Croatian: komfornost — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness
  • Spanish: confortabilidad — synonym of comfortableness — see also comfortableness