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?

[ Syn: comfy ]

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'

more than adequate; the home team had a comfortable lead'

sufficient to provide comfort; a comfortable salary'

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 ]