English Dictionary
◊ COMFORTABLE
comfortable
adj 1: providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief;
"comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses";
"made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the
antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are
you comfortable?"; (`comfy' is informal as in "feeling
comfy now?") [syn: {comfy}] [ant: {uncomfortable}]
2: free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or
affording peace of mind; "was settled in a comfortable
job, one for which he was well prepared"; "the comfortable
thought that nothing could go wrong"; "was comfortable in
his religious beliefs"; "she's a comfortable person to be
with"; "she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents"
[ant: {uncomfortable}]
3: more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead"
4: sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"
5: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards";
"easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is
well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the
community" [syn: {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled},
{well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN COMPUTABLE?
computable
{computability theory}