- Providing physical comfort: a comfortable chair.
- Free from stress or anxiety; at ease: not comfortable about the interview.
- Producing feelings of ease or security: a comfortable person; a comfortable evening at home.
- Sufficient to provide financial security: comfortable earnings.
comfortably com'fort·a·bly adv.
SYNONYMS comfortable, cozy, snug, restful. These adjectives mean affording ease of mind or body. Comfortable implies the absence of sources of pain or distress: wears comfortable clothes. The word may also suggest peace of mind: felt comfortable with the decision. Cozy suggests homey and reassuring ease: sat in a cozy nook near the fire. Snug brings to mind the image of a warm, secure, compact shelter: children snug in their beds. Restful suggests a quiet conducive to tranquillity: spent a restful hour reading.







