comfortable

UK: /ˈkʌmfə^rtəb^əl/

US: /ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfɚtəbəl/

US: (kumf′tə bəl, kum′fər tə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•fort•a•ble /ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfɚtəbəl/   adj. 

1. (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or giving physical comfort:
   a comfortable old couch.
2. in a state of physical or mental comfort;
   contented and undisturbed:
   [be + ~] I was comfortable sitting in the old chair.
3. adequate or sufficient:
   a comfortable salary.

com•fort•a•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]
com•fort•a•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•fort•a•ble  (kumf′tə bəl, kum′fər tə bəl), adj. 

1. (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease:
   a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
2. being in a state of physical or mental comfort;
   contented and undisturbed;
   at ease:
   to be comfortable in new shoes; I don't feel comfortable in the same room with her.
3. (of a person, situation, etc.) producing mental comfort or ease;
   easy to accommodate oneself to or associate with:
   She's a comfortable person to be with.
4. more than adequate or sufficient:
   a comfortable salary.
5. [Obs.] cheerful.

n. 

6. Dialect Terms [Chiefly Northern U.S.] a quilted bedcover;
   comforter.

• Anglo-French confortable. See comfort, -able
• Middle English 1350–1400

com′fort•a•ble•ness, com′fort•a•bil′i•ty, n. 
com′fort•a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

comfortable / ˈkʌmftəb^əl ˈkʌmfətəb^əl/ adjective

1. giving comfort or physical relief
2. at ease
3. free from affliction or pain
4. (of a person or situation) relaxing
5. having adequate income
6. (of income) adequate to provide comfort

ˈcomfortably adverb