Meaning & use
comfortable
Providing physical ease and relaxation, free from pain, stress, or constraint.
See it in a sentence
The old armchair by the window was the most comfortable seat in the house.
After years at the company, she finally felt comfortable speaking up in meetings.
A note on using this word
Comfortable also describes a financial state, as in a comfortable income, meaning enough money to live without worry.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Having enough money to live without financial worry.
After decades of saving, they retired to a comfortable life by the coast.
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