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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Comfortable \Com"fort*a*ble\, a. [OF. confortable.] 1. Strong; vigorous; valiant. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end --Shak. 2. Serviceable; helpful. [Obs.] Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her --Shak. 3. Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as a comfortable hope. ``Kind words and comfortable.'' --Cowper. A comfortable provision made for their subsistence. --Dryden. 4. In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence contented; cheerful; as to lead a comfortable life. My lord leans wondrously to discontent; His comfortable temper has forsook him: He is much out of health. --Shak. 5. Free or comparatively free from pain or distress; -- used of a sick person. [U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Comfortable \Com"fort*a*ble\, n. A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort. [U. S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: comfortable adj 1: 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?") [syn: {comfy}] [ant: {uncomfortable}] 2: 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" [ant: {uncomfortable}] 3: more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead" 4: sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary" 5: 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" [syn: {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
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