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comfortable adjective
Meaning : Providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal).
Example :
Comfortable clothes.
Comfortable suburban houses.
Made himself comfortable in an armchair.
The antihistamine made her feel more comfortable.
Are you comfortable?.
Feeling comfy now?.
Synonyms : comfy
Providing or experiencing physical discomfort.
An uncomfortable chair.An uncomfortable day in the hot sun.
uncomfortable
Meaning : Free from stress or conducive to mental ease. Having or affording peace of mind.
Example :
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.
Conducive to or feeling mental discomfort.
This kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable.The uncomfortable truth.
Grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye.
An uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest.
The teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable.
uncomfortable
Meaning : More than adequate.
Example :
The home team had a comfortable lead.
Meaning : Sufficient to provide comfort.
Example :
A comfortable salary.
Meaning : In fortunate circumstances financially. Moderately rich.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
