adjective
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
Synonyms
Examples
- comfortable clothes
- comfortable suburban houses
- made himself comfortable in an armchair
- the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable
- are you comfortable?
- feeling comfy now?
adjective
free from stress or conducive to mental ease
Examples
- 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
adjective
more than adequate
Examples
- the home team had a comfortable lead
adjective
sufficient to provide comfort
Examples
- a comfortable salary
adjective
in fortunate circumstances financially
Synonyms
easy
prosperous
well-fixed
well-heeled
well-off
well-situated
well-to-do
Examples
- 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