comfortable

10 definitions • 12 examples

Comfortable furniture and clothes provide a pleasant feeling and do not give you any physical problems:

a comfortable bed/sofa

comfortable shoes/trousers

relaxed and free from pain:

Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?

I don't feel comfortable in high heels.

make yourself comfortable Do sit down and make yourself comfortable.

If an ill or injured person in hospital is comfortable, they are not feeling too much pain.

If you are comfortable with a situation, you are not worried about it:

comfortable with I'm not comfortable with the idea of leaving her on her own.

having enough money for a good standard of living:

They're not fabulously rich or anything, but they're quite comfortable.

If you win a game or competition by a comfortable amount, you win easily:

a comfortable lead/victory

producing a relaxing feeling of physical comfort esp. because of shape or materials:

a comfortable bed/car/dress

Are you comfortable or is it too hot?

Comfortable also means relaxed:

I’m not comfortable speaking in front of an audience.

Comfortable also means having enough money for a good standard of living:

They’re not rich but I think they’re quite comfortable.

In a competition, if you have a comfortable lead over the other competitors you are winning easily.