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Added 9 October 2026

comfortable

/ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ adjective

In Latin: commodus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about comfortable at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
This is the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in.
In a state of comfort and content.
What a great guestroom! I'll be quite comfortable here.
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.

noun

A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
↑ Liberman, Mark (21 September 2025), “Comftrable”, in Language Log‎, University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 21 September 2025

Origin

From Middle English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from conforter. By surface analysis, comfort + -able.

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