Comfortable vs. Uncomfortable

Comfortableadjective

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.

‘This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.’;

Uncomfortableadjective

Not comfortable.

‘The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs.’;

Comfortableadjective

In a state of comfort and content.

‘What a great guestroom! I'll be quite comfortable here.’;

Uncomfortableadjective

Experiencing discomfort.

Comfortableadjective

(obsolete) Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.

Uncomfortableadjective

Uneasy or anxious.

‘Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable.’;

Comfortableadjective

Amply sufficient, satisfactory.

‘A comfortable income should suffice to consider oneself rich.’; ‘The home team is ahead by a comfortable margin.’;

Uncomfortableadjective

Put off or disgusted.

Comfortableadjective

(obsolete) Strong; vigorous; valiant.

Uncomfortableadjective

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

Comfortableadjective

(obsolete) Serviceable; helpful.

Uncomfortableadjective

Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation.

‘The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year.’;

Comfortablenoun

(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.

Uncomfortableadjective

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort;

‘this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable’; ‘the uncomfortable truth’; ‘grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye’; ‘an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest’; ‘the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable’;

Comfortableadjective

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

‘Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end.’;

Uncomfortableadjective

providing or experiencing physical discomfort;

‘an uncomfortable chair’; ‘an uncomfortable day in the hot sun’;

Comfortableadjective

Serviceable; helpful.

‘Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her.’;

Comfortableadjective

Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope.

‘A comfortable provision made for their subsistence.’;

Comfortableadjective

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.’;

Comfortableadjective

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

Comfortablenoun

A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort.

Comfortableadjective

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal);

‘comfortable clothes’; ‘comfortable suburban houses’; ‘made himself comfortable in an armchair’; ‘the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable’; ‘are you comfortable?’; ‘feeling comfy now?’;

Comfortableadjective

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’;

Comfortableadjective

more than adequate;

‘the home team had a comfortable lead’;

Comfortableadjective

sufficient to provide comfort;

‘a comfortable salary’;

Comfortableadjective

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’;