comfortable
The adjective comfortable describes something that makes you feel relaxed, like a comfortable couch that makes you want to curl up on it and take a nap.
In addition to describing things that feel good, like shoes that don't hurt your feet, comfortable can mean "feeling free from stress or worry." If you are comfortable around people, you can be yourself. It can also mean "secure" — a family that, though not rich, lives a comfortable lifestyle, meaning they have considerable savings, or you feeling comfortable speaking Spanish in Chile, meaning you trust your ability to communicate.
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providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)“comfortable clothes”“comfortable suburban houses”“made himself comfortable in an armchair”“the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable”“are you comfortable?”synonyms: comfyantonyms:uncomfortableproviding or experiencing physical discomfortbad, toughfeeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')comfortlesswithout comfortuneasyrelating to bodily unease that causes discomfortwarmuncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
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free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind“was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared”“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”synonyms:comfortedmade comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distresseasyfree from worry or anxietyantonyms:uncomfortableconducive to or feeling mental discomfortdisquietingcausing mental discomfortill-fittingnot the right size or shapeself-consciousexcessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavioruneasylacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
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sufficient to provide comfort“a comfortable salary”synonyms:sufficientof a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
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more than adequate“the home team had a comfortable lead”synonyms:widegreat in degree
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in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich“they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards”synonyms: easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-dorichpossessing material wealth
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