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comfortable

adj · noun · 13 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • kŭmf′tə-bəl
  • kŭm′fə-tə-bəl
  • /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/
  • /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/
  • kŭmf'tə-bəl
  • kŭmf'tər-bəl
  • kŭm'fər-tə-bəl
  • kŭm'fə-tə-bəl
  • /ˈkʌmf.tə(ɹ).bəl/
  • /ˈkʌm.fə(ɹ).tə.bəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: /ˈkʌmf.tə(ɹ).bəl/
  • Canada: /ˈkʌm.fəɹ.tə.bəl/
  • [ˈkɵ̠mfəɹ̠θ̠əb(ə)l] Ottawa-Valley
  • [-ft̪ɾəb(ə)l] Ottawa-Valley
  • /ˈkɐmf.tə.bəl/
  • [ˈkhɐɱf.tɘ.bɫ̩]
  • kŭm′fər-tə-bĭl
  • kəm-fər′tə-bĭl
  • kəm-fər-tā′bĭl
  • kəm-fər′-tā-bĭl
  • /kəm.fə(r).ʈə.bɘl/
  • /kəm.fə(r).ʈeː.bɘl/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 M F ER0 T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This is the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In a state of comfort and content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • What a great guestroom! I'll be quite comfortable here.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Amply sufficient, satisfactory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A comfortable income should suffice to consider oneself rich.
  • The home team is ahead by a comfortable margin.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Serviceable; helpful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • comfortable clothes
  • comfortable suburban houses
  • made himself comfortable in an armchair
  • the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable
  • are you comfortable?
  • feeling comfy now?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comfy

Antonyms: uncomfortable

10

adjective

Meaning 10

free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uncomfortable

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do

Antonyms: none provided

12

adjective satellite

Meaning 12

sufficient to provide comfort

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a comfortable salary

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

adjective satellite

Meaning 13

more than adequate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the home team had a comfortable lead

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from conforter. By surface analysis, comfort + -able.

Across languages

Translations

148 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُرِيح (murīḥ) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Arabic: وَثِير (waṯīr) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Arabic: مريح (murīḥ) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Armenian: հարմար (harmar) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Armenian: հարմարավետ (harmaravet) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Belarusian: зру́чны (zrúčny) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Bulgarian: удобен (udoben) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Bulgarian: комфортен (komforten) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Catalan: còmode — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舒適 /舒适 (shūshì) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • West Circassian: рэхьат (rɛḥat) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Czech: pohodlný — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Danish: bekvem — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Danish: behagelig — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Danish: komfortabel — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Dutch: comfortabel — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Dutch: gemakkelijk — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Esperanto: komforta — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Esperanto: komfortiga — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Estonian: mugav — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Finnish: mukava — providing physical comfort and ease
  • French: confortable — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Galician: confortábel — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Georgian: კეთილმოწყობილი (ḳetilmoc̣q̇obili) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Georgian: მოხერხებული (moxerxebuli) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • German: komfortabel — providing physical comfort and ease
  • German: bequem — providing physical comfort and ease
  • German: behaglich — providing physical comfort and ease
  • German: kommod — providing physical comfort and ease
  • German: gemütlich — providing physical comfort and ease
  • German: wohlig — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Greek: άνετος (ánetos) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Ancient Greek: ἄνετος (ánetos) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Hebrew: נוח (nóach) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Hindi: आरामदेह (ārāmdeh) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Hindi: सुविधाजनक (suvidhājnak) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Hindi: सुखद (sukhad) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Hungarian: kényelmes — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Interlingua: commode — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Irish: compordach — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Italian: confortevole — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Italian: comodo — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Japanese: 快適 (kaiteki) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Japanese: 心地良い (kokochiyoi) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Japanese: 居心地のいい (igokochi no ii) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Khmer: ស្រួល (sruəl) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Korean: 편하다 (pyeonhada) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Korean: 편안하다 (pyeonanhada) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Latin: commodus — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Latvian: ērts — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Latvian: komfortabls — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Lithuanian: patogus — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Malay: selesa — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Māori: āhuru — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Māori: tangatanga — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Māori: hāneanea — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Māori: kauawhiawhi — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Marathi: आरामदायक (ārāmdāyak) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Norwegian: bekvem — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Norwegian: behagelig — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Norwegian Bokmål: komfortabel — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: komfortabel — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: behageleg — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Persian: راحت (râhat) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Polish: wygodny — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Polish: wygodna — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Portuguese: confortável — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Romanian: confortabil — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Romanian: comod — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Russian: удо́бный (udóbnyj) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Russian: комфорта́бельный (komfortábelʹnyj) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Russian: ую́тный (ujútnyj) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Scots: couthie — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Scottish Gaelic: cofhurtail — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Scottish Gaelic: socrach — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Scottish Gaelic: socair — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Scottish Gaelic: sòlasach — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕdoban — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Spanish: confortable — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Spanish: acogedor — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Spanish: cómodo — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Swedish: bekväm — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Swedish: skön — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Swedish: komfortabel — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Swedish: behaglig — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Thai: สบาย (sà-baai) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Turkish: konforlu — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Turkish: rahat — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Ukrainian: комфо́ртний (komfórtnyj) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Ukrainian: комфорта́бельний (komfortábelʹnyj) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Ukrainian: зру́чний (zrúčnyj) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Urdu: آرام دہ (ārām dih) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Urdu: سکون دہ (sukūn dih) — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Venetan: còmet — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Welsh: cyfforddus — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Welsh: cysurus — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Zhuang: onj — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Zulu: ntofontofo — providing physical comfort and ease
  • Arabic: مُرْتَاح (murtāḥ) — in a state of comfort
  • Armenian: հարմար (harmar) — in a state of comfort
  • Bulgarian: уютен (ujuten) — in a state of comfort
  • Bulgarian: удобен (udoben) — in a state of comfort
  • Chinese Cantonese: 舒服 (syu1 fuk6) — in a state of comfort
  • Chinese: 快活 (zh-min-nan) — in a state of comfort
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舒服 (shūfu) — in a state of comfort
  • Czech: v pohodlí — in a state of comfort
  • Dutch: comfortabel — in a state of comfort
  • Dutch: gemakkelijk — in a state of comfort
  • Esperanto: komfortanta — in a state of comfort
  • Finnish: mukava — in a state of comfort
  • Galician: confortábel — in a state of comfort
  • Greek: άνετος (ánetos) — in a state of comfort
  • Hindi: सुखद (sukhad) — in a state of comfort
  • Italian: comodo — in a state of comfort
  • Japanese: 気楽 (kiraku) — in a state of comfort
  • Japanese: 安楽 (anraku) — in a state of comfort
  • Japanese: 心地良い (kokochiyoi) — in a state of comfort
  • Khmer: ស្រួល (sruǝl) — in a state of comfort
  • Korean: 편안하다 (pyeonanhada) — in a state of comfort
  • Latvian: ērts — in a state of comfort
  • Māori: hāneanea — in a state of comfort
  • Polish: nieskrępowany — in a state of comfort
  • Portuguese: confortável — in a state of comfort
  • Russian: удо́бный (udóbnyj) — in a state of comfort
  • Russian: комфорта́бельный (komfortábelʹnyj) — in a state of comfort
  • Russian: ую́тный (ujútnyj) — in a state of comfort
  • Spanish: cómodo — in a state of comfort
  • Spanish: a gusto — in a state of comfort
  • Swedish: bekväm — in a state of comfort
  • Turkish: rahat — in a state of comfort
  • Turkish: konforlu — in a state of comfort
  • Arabic: مُرِيح (murīḥ) — amply sufficient
  • Bulgarian: надежден (nadežden) — amply sufficient
  • Bulgarian: достатъчен (dostatǎčen) — amply sufficient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 充分 (chōngfèn) — amply sufficient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 足夠 /足够 (zúgòu) — amply sufficient
  • Czech: pohodlný — amply sufficient
  • Esperanto: sufiĉa — amply sufficient
  • Esperanto: oportuna — amply sufficient
  • Finnish: turvallinen — amply sufficient
  • Galician: confortábel — amply sufficient
  • German: komfortabel — amply sufficient
  • Hindi: पर्याप्त (paryāpt) — amply sufficient
  • Italian: comodo — amply sufficient
  • Spanish: suficiente — amply sufficient
  • Spanish: decente — amply sufficient
  • Spanish: bastante — amply sufficient
  • Spanish: manejable — amply sufficient
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