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Antonyms for comfortable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhmf-tuh-buh l, kuhm-fer-tuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌmf tə bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəl



Definition of comfortable

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "affording mental comfort," from Anglo-French confortable, from conforter "to comfort" (see comfort (v.)); also see -able. Meaning "offering physical comfort" is attested from 1769; that of "in a state of tranquil enjoyment" is from 1770.
  • adj good feeling
  • adj affluent, wealthy
  • adj more than adequate
Example sentences :
  • It is a well-known fact that all living beings like to be comfortable.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • There, by the light of a lantern, he and Jud made Andrew as comfortable as possible.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • They are probably the richest and most comfortable population of Europe at this hour.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Truth to tell, Burke was far from comfortable under that survey.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It had the well-worn look of an old coat, shabby but comfortable.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • There was a comfortable feeling of coming home about going there again.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Come, give me his fur cloak and some pillows, that I may make him comfortable in his arm-chair.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • Really, they're the most comfortable rooms in the house this weather.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Mother Menotti did not know how she could do enough to make Rico comfortable in his own house.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • We have plenty of room here, and you will have one comfortable night on the Ridge, at any rate.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Synonyms for comfortable

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