comfortable

Definitions


[ˈkʌmf(ə)təbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (especially of clothes or furnishings) providing physical ease and relaxation
(e.g: comfortable sturdy shoes)

- as large as is needed or wanted
(e.g: a comfortable income)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasant, pleasing’): from Anglo-Norman French confortable, from conforter ‘to comfort’ (see comfort)


[ˈkʌmf(ə)təbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a warm quilt


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasant, pleasing’): from Anglo-Norman French confortable, from conforter ‘to comfort’ (see comfort)




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