Comfortable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔskɜːɹənts/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɔːdə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɔːdə/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔskɜːɹənts/.

Examples

comfortable clothes
comfortable suburban houses
made himself comfortable in an armchair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosperous well-fixed well-to-do well-off well-heeled comfy well-situated easy

Antonyms

uncomfortable

Parts of Speech

adjective	providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) “comfortable clothes”
adjective	free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind “was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared”
adjective	more than adequate “the home team had a comfortable lead”
adjective	sufficient to provide comfort “a comfortable salary”
adjective	in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich “they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards”

Word Forms

comfortableness	noun	a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
prosperity	noun	the condition of prospering; having good fortune

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

komfortabel

körperliches Wohlbefinden oder Erleichterung bieten oder erleben („bequem“ ist informell)

🇫🇷French

confortable

fournir ou ressentir un bien-être ou un soulagement physique (« confortable » est informel)

🇪🇸Spanish

cómodo

proporcionar o experimentar bienestar o alivio físico ("cómodo" es informal)

🇮🇹Italian

comodo

fornire o sperimentare benessere fisico o sollievo ("comodo" è informale)

🇳🇱Dutch

comfortabel

het bieden of ervaren van fysiek welzijn of verlichting (‘comfortabel’ is informeel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

confortável

fornecer ou experimentar bem-estar ou alívio físico ('confortável' é informal)

🇷🇺Russian

комфортный

обеспечение или переживание физического благополучия или облегчения («комфорт» — неформально)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरामदायक

शारीरिक कल्याण या राहत प्रदान करना या अनुभव करना ('आरामदायक' अनौपचारिक है)

🇧🇩Bengali

আরামদায়ক

শারীরিক সুস্থতা বা ত্রাণ প্রদান বা অনুভব করা (`আরামদায়ক' অনানুষ্ঠানিক)

🇮🇳Tamil

வசதியான

உடல் நலம் அல்லது நிவாரணத்தை வழங்குதல் அல்லது அனுபவித்தல் (`வசதி என்பது முறைசாரா)

🇮🇳Telugu

సౌకర్యవంతమైన

శారీరక శ్రేయస్సు లేదా ఉపశమనాన్ని అందించడం లేదా అనుభవించడం (`సౌకర్యం' అనధికారికం)

🇮🇳Marathi

आरामदायक

शारीरिक कल्याण किंवा आराम प्रदान करणे किंवा अनुभवणे (`आरामदायी' अनौपचारिक आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આરામદાયક

શારીરિક સુખાકારી અથવા રાહત પ્રદાન કરવી અથવા અનુભવવી ('આરામદાયક' અનૌપચારિક છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರಾಮದಾಯಕ

ದೈಹಿಕ ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಹಾರವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಭವಿಸುವುದು (`ಆರಾಮದಾಯಕ' ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഖപ്രദമായ

ശാരീരിക ക്ഷേമമോ ആശ്വാസമോ നൽകുകയോ അനുഭവിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക (`സുഖം' എന്നത് അനൗപചാരികമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਾਮਦਾਇਕ

ਸਰੀਰਕ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਹਤ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕਰਨਾ ('ਅਰਾਮਦਾਇਕ' ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آرام دہ

جسمانی تندرستی یا راحت فراہم کرنا یا اس کا تجربہ کرنا ('آرام دہ' غیر رسمی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

舒服的

提供或体验身体健康或缓解（“舒适”是非正式的）

🇯🇵Japanese

快適

身体的な幸福や安らぎを提供または経験すること (「快適」は非公式です)

🇰🇷Korean

편안한

신체적 웰빙이나 안도감을 제공하거나 경험하는 것('comfy'는 비격식적임)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thoải mái

cung cấp hoặc trải nghiệm sự khỏe mạnh hoặc nhẹ nhõm về thể chất (`thoải mái' là không chính thức)

🇹🇭Thai

สะดวกสบาย

การให้หรือประสบกับความอยู่ดีมีสุขทางกายหรือการบรรเทาทุกข์ (`สบาย' ไม่เป็นทางการ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyaman

memberikan atau mengalami kesejahteraan atau kelegaan fisik (`nyaman' bersifat informal)

🇵🇭Filipino

komportable

pagbibigay o nakakaranas ng pisikal na kagalingan o kaluwagan (impormal ang `komportable')

🇲🇾Malay

selesa

menyediakan atau mengalami kesejahteraan fizikal atau kelegaan (`selesa' adalah tidak formal)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مريح

توفير أو الاستمتاع بالرفاهية البدنية أو الراحة (كلمة "مريح" غير رسمية)

🇮🇷Persian

راحت

ارائه یا تجربه بهزیستی یا تسکین جسمانی ("راحت" غیر رسمی است)

🇹🇷Turkish

rahat

Fiziksel refah veya rahatlama sağlamak veya deneyimlemek ("rahat" gayri resmidir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹחַ

לספק או לחוות רווחה פיזית או הקלה ('נוחות' היא לא פורמלית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'comfortable'?

The primary meaning of 'comfortable' is 'providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)'.

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Using 'comfortable' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'comfortable' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'comfortable' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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