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Comfortable

adjective

Providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal). Synonym: comfy. "Comfortable suburban houses" , "Made himself comfortable in an armchair" , "The antihistamine made her feel more comfortable" , "Are you comfortable?" , "Feeling comfy now?" Antonym: uncomfortable.

Free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind. "The comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong" , "Was comfortable in his religious beliefs" , "She's a comfortable person to be with" , "She felt comfortable with her fiance's parents" Antonym: uncomfortable.

More than adequate.

Sufficient to provide comfort.

In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich. Synonyms: easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do. "Easy living" , "A prosperous family" , "His family is well-situated financially" , "Well-to-do members of the community"

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"Comfortable" Quotes from Famous Books

... has in the composition of his nature a very large portion of nice foolishness which makes the heart of a lonely person most comfortable. He decided, upon that very first day of our introduction, that I was to be as a small brother to him who was much loved but also to be much joked about a quaintness which he chose to call "French greenness," and for which I was most grateful because with ...

— The Daredevil • Maria Thompson Daviess

... in as comfortable a position as you can get him into, so that the pose can be held easily. Don't attempt difficult and unusual attitudes. Such things require much skill and knowledge to take advantage of, and to use successfully. Make your effect ...

— The Painter in Oil - A complete treatise on the principles and technique - necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors • Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst

... been seen by a comrade during the terrible battle, sitting up against a tree, shot through the breast and mortally wounded. The enemy swept over the ground and he was seen no more. Not even the poor comfort of knowing that his last hours were rendered comfortable or where his grave was made, was vouchsafed to this distracted mother. Two more brave boys of the household were still unheard from, but believed to be unhurt, as they were not reported "dead," ...

— Memories - A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War • Fannie A. (Mrs.) Beers

... well, and we are still doing all in our power for their comfort; but my means, in consequence of having been so much abroad the past season, are limited; by which you will see, my dear Sir, the necessity of remitting funds to me, that I may make your family more comfortable in all ...

— Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman • Austin Steward

... have taken that, though there is a possibility that it dragged the anchor. We'll take a look all around the island after we get things in shape. If we've got to stay here a while we might as well be comfortable." ...

— Frank and Andy Afloat - The Cave on the Island • Vance Barnum

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