comfortable

 
  Grep  of  noun  comfortable 
  comfortableness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  comfortable 
 
  The  adj  comfortable  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  comfortable,  comfy  --  (providing  or  experiencing  physical  well-being  or  relief;  "comfortable  clothes";  "comfortable  suburban  houses";  "made  himself  comfortable  in  an  armchair";  "the  antihistamine  made  her  feel  more  comfortable";  "are  you  comfortable?";  (`comfy'  is  informal  as  in  "feeling  comfy  now?")) 
  2.  (2)  comfortable  --  (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") 
  3.  comfortable  --  (more  than  adequate;  "the  home  team  had  a  comfortable  lead") 
  4.  comfortable  --  (sufficient  to  provide  comfort;  "a  comfortable  salary") 
  5.  comfortable,  easy,  prosperous,  well-fixed,  well-heeled,  well-off,  well-situated,  well-to-do  --  (in  fortunate  circumstances  financially;  moderately  rich;  "they  were  comfortable  or  even  wealthy  by  some  standards";  "easy  living";  "a  prosperous  family";  "his  family  is  well-situated  financially";  "well-to-do  members  of  the  community") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  comfortable 
 
  5  senses  of  comfortable 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfortable  (vs.  uncomfortable),  comfy 
 
  uncomfortable  (vs.  comfortable) 
  =>  comfortless 
  =>  irritating,  painful 
  =>  miserable,  wretched 
  =>  warm 
  =>  bad  tough 
 
  Sense  2 
  comfortable  (vs.  uncomfortable) 
 
  uncomfortable  (vs.  comfortable) 
  =>  awkward,  ill  at  ease(prenominal),  uneasy 
  =>  discomfited,  embarrassed 
  =>  disquieting 
  =>  self-conscious 
 
  Sense  3 
  comfortable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  wide)  ->  narrow 
 
  Sense  4 
  comfortable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sufficient)  ->  insufficient,  deficient 
 
  Sense  5 
  comfortable,  easy,  prosperous,  well-fixed,  well-heeled,  well-off,  well-situated,  well-to-do 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rich)  ->  poor 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  comfortable 
 
  5  senses  of  comfortable 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfortable  (vs.  uncomfortable),  comfy 
  =>  cozy,  cosy,  snug 
  =>  easy 
  =>  homelike,  homely,  homey,  homy 
  =>  soothing 
 
  Sense  2 
  comfortable  (vs.  uncomfortable) 
  =>  comforted 
  =>  at  ease(prenominal) 
  Also  See->  easy#3,  at  ease#2 
 
  Sense  3 
  comfortable 
  =>  wide  (vs.  narrow) 
 
  Sense  4 
  comfortable 
  =>  sufficient  (vs.  insufficient) 
 
  Sense  5 
  comfortable,  easy,  prosperous,  well-fixed,  well-heeled,  well-off,  well-situated,  well-to-do 
  =>  rich  (vs.  poor) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  comfortable 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  comfortable 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfortable  (vs.  uncomfortable),  comfy 
  =>  comfort,  comfortableness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  comfortable 
 
  comfortable  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  comfortable 
  comfortable 
  uncomfortable 
 
  Overview  of  adj  comfortable 
 
  The  adj  comfortable  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  comfortable,  comfy  --  (providing  or  experiencing  physical  well-being  or  relief;  "comfortable  clothes";  "comfortable  suburban  houses";  "made  himself  comfortable  in  an  armchair";  "the  antihistamine  made  her  feel  more  comfortable";  "are  you  comfortable?";  (`comfy'  is  informal  as  in  "feeling  comfy  now?")) 
  2.  (2)  comfortable  --  (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") 
  3.  comfortable  --  (more  than  adequate;  "the  home  team  had  a  comfortable  lead") 
  4.  comfortable  --  (sufficient  to  provide  comfort;  "a  comfortable  salary") 
  5.  comfortable,  easy,  prosperous,  well-fixed,  well-heeled,  well-off,  well-situated,  well-to-do  --  (in  fortunate  circumstances  financially;  moderately  rich;  "they  were  comfortable  or  even  wealthy  by  some  standards";  "easy  living";  "a  prosperous  family";  "his  family  is  well-situated  financially";  "well-to-do  members  of  the  community") 

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