comfortable

1. a. Strong; vigorous; valiant. Source: opted

2. a. Serviceable; helpful. Source: opted

3. a. Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope. Source: opted

4. a. In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life. Source: opted

5. a. Free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; -- used of a sick person. Source: opted

6. n. A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort. Source: opted

7. adj. providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (‘comfy’ is informal) Source: wordnet

8. adj. free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind Source: wordnet

9. adj. having a wide margin Source: wordnet

10. adj. sufficient to provide comfort Source: wordnet

11. adj. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich Source: wordnet

12. 1. Strong; vigorous; valiant. [Obs.] Wyclif. Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end. Shak. 2. Serviceable; helpful. [Obs.] Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her. Shak. 3. Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope. "Kind words and comfortable." Cowper. A comfortable provision made for their subsistence. Dryden. 4. In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life. My lord leans wondrously to discontent; His comfortable temper has forsook him: He is much out of health. Shak. 5. Free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; -- used of a sick person. [U. S.] A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort. [U. S.] Source: webster

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