Hypertext Webster Gateway: "comfortable"
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) 1.7 (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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