comfortable [ c·o·m·for·ta·ble ]
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1. (especially of clothes or furnishings) providing physical ease and relaxation.
Wear comfortable clothing to bed - cotton is highly recommended.
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2. (of a person) physically relaxed and free from constraint.
I'm quite comfortable where I am - it's the lack of a TV that's my concern.
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3. (of a hospital patient) not in pain or in danger.
These treatments are aimed at making the patient more comfortable.
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4. Free from stress or tension.
few of us are comfortable with confrontations
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5. Free from financial worry; having an adequate standard of living.
the Rector enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle with plenty of servants
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6. As large as is needed or wanted.
These funds and Social Security payments provide them with a comfortable monthly income.
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7. With a wide margin.
But a strong second half display saw the home side pull well clear and emerge comfortable victors at the end.
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Noun
1. A warm quilt.
Origin
1. Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasant, pleasing’): from Anglo-Norman French confortable, from conforter ‘to comfort’ (see comfort).

