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Definition of: comfortable
(kum′fər·tə·bəl, kumf′tə·bəl) adjective
1. Having or imparting comfort.
2. Out of pain; free from suffering.
3. Colloq. Moderate; enough: a comfortable income.
4. Obs. Comforting.
—noun A wadded bedquilt or comforter.
—com′fort·a·ble·ness noun
—com′fort·a·bly adverb Synonyms (adj.): agreeable, cheerful, cheery, commodious, contented, convenient, genial, pleasant, satisfactory, satisfied, snug. A person is comfortable in mind when contented and measurably satisfied. A little additional brightness makes him cheerful. He is comfortable in body when free from pain; quiet, at ease, at rest. He is comfortable in circumstances, or in comfortable circumstances, when things about him are generally agreeable and satisfactory, usually with the suggestion of sufficient means to secure that result. Antonyms: cheerless, disagreeable, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, dreary, forlorn, miserable, suffering, uncomfortable, wretched.
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