comfortable

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #1596

Meanings

1

adj
Making you feel physically relaxed and at ease.

This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.
2

adj
Feeling relaxed and free from worry or pain.

I'll be quite comfortable in this guestroom.
3

adj
Large enough to be more than enough; ample.

She earns a comfortable salary and lives well.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · making you feel physically... comfy cozy snug

3 adj · large enough to be more... generous

Opposites

comfortless uncomfortable

Word family

Derived forms comfortabilitycomfortableness comfortably comfyovercomfortablesemicomfortablesupercomfortableuncomfortable

Related forms comforter discomfort

Etymology

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

comfortable Middle English confortable Old French

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# comfortable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 1596

## Meanings
1. Making you feel physically relaxed and at ease.
2. Feeling relaxed and free from worry or pain.
3. Large enough to be more than enough; ample.

## Examples
- This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.
- I'll be quite comfortable in this guestroom.
- She earns a comfortable salary and lives well.

## Antonyms
- comfortless
- uncomfortable

## Derived Forms
- comfortability
- comfortableness
- comfortably
- comfy
- overcomfortable
- semicomfortable
- supercomfortable
- uncomfortable

## Related Forms
- comforter
- discomfort

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: comfortable
- Root: confortable
- Affix: -able - able to be

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

## AI Etymology
comfortable is an adjective. It is from Middle English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from conforter. By surface analysis, comfort + -able. Historical forms in the chain include comfortable (Middle English) and confortable (Old French). Current senses include making you feel physically relaxed and at ease, feeling relaxed and free from worry or pain, and large enough to be more than enough; ample. Derived forms include comfortability, comfortableness, comfortably, comfy, and overcomfortable. Related words include comforter and discomfort.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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