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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
comfortable
 
SYLLABICATION:com·fort·a·ble
PRONUNCIATION:  kmfr-t-bl, kmft-bl, kmftr-
ADJECTIVE:1. Providing physical comfort: a comfortable chair. 2. Free from stress or anxiety; at ease: not comfortable about the interview. 3. Producing feelings of ease or security: a comfortable person; a comfortable evening at home. 4. Sufficient to provide financial security: comfortable earnings.
OTHER FORMS:comfort·a·ble·nessNOUN
comfort·a·blyADVERB
SYNONYMS:comfortable, cozy, snug1, 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.
 
 
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