comfortable

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (US) (Canada)
    • enPR: kŭmf'təbl or kŭmf'tərbl or kŭm'fərtəbl or kŭm'fətəbl
    • IPA (key): /ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/ or /ˈkʌmf.tər.bəl/ or /ˈkʌm.fər.tə.bəl/ or /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/
  • (file)
  • (UK)
    • enPR: kŭmf'təbl IPA (key): /ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/ or [ˈkʰʌɱf.tʰə̥.bɫ̩]
    • enPR: kŭm'fətəbl IPA (key): /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/
  • (NZ)
    • enPR: kŭmf'təbl
    • IPA (key): /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/ or [ˈkʰɐɱf.tɘ.bl̩] or [ˈkʰɐɱ.fɾɘ.bɯ]

Adjective[change]

Positive
comfortable

Comparative
more comfortable

Superlative
most comfortable

  1. If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is comfortable, you feel comfortable in it (see 2.)
    There were a few old but comfortable chairs in the meeting area.
  2. If you feel comfortable, you are not hot or cold; you are relaxed, and you feel no pain or worry.
    The nurse put a blanket on me to make me more comfortable.
    She doesn't feel comfortable with a dog in the house.

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