comfortable

  • 21comfortable — /ˈkʌmftəbəl / (say kumftuhbuhl), /ˈkʌmfətəbəl / (say kumfuhtuhbuhl) adjective 1. producing or attended with comfort or ease of mind or body. 2. being in a state of comfort or ease; easy and undisturbed. 3. giving comfort, support, or consolation …

  • 22comfortable — adj. & n. adj. 1 ministering to comfort; giving ease (a comfortable pair of shoes). 2 free from discomfort; at ease (I m quite comfortable thank you). 3 colloq. having an adequate standard of living; free from financial worry. 4 having an easy… …

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  • 23comfortable — adjective 1) a comfortable lifestyle Syn: pleasant, affluent, well to do, luxurious, opulent 2) a comfortable room Syn: cosy, snug, warm, pleasant, agreeable, homely; info …

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  • 24comfortable — adjective /ˈkʌm.ftɚ.bəl,ˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/ a) Amply sufficient, satisfactory. he was going to make away himself; but meeting by chance his master Plotinus, who, perceiving by his distracted looks all was not well, urged him to confess his grief;… …

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  • 25comfortable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. content[ed], at ease; informal, well off, fixed. See content, prosperity. Ant., uncomfortable, wretched; poor. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In a state of ease] Syn. contented, content, easy, relaxed,… …

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  • 26comfortable —    1. American    drunk    A feeling of wellbeing is induced at some stage.    2. not in mortal danger    Hospital jargon, although a patient so described would seldom admit to being free from pain and trouble (OED) unless deeply sedated. Thus we …

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  • 27comfortable — adjective 1》 providing or enjoying ease or relaxation: comfortable shoes.     ↘relaxed and free from constraint. 2》 free from stress or financial worry. 3》 (of a victory) with a wide margin. Derivatives comfortableness noun comfortably adverb …

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  • 28comfortable — com•fort•a•ble [[t]ˈkʌmf tə bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease 2) being in a state of physical or mental comfort; contented and undisturbed; at ease 3) (of a… …

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  • 29comfortable as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. * /The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends./ …

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  • 30comfortable as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. * /The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends./ …

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