confortable

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kuɱ.furˈtab.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.forˈtab.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [koɱ.foɾˈta.ble]

Adjective

confortable m or f (masculine and feminine plural confortables)

  1. comfortable

French

Etymology

From English comfortable, from earlier Middle English comfortable, itself from Old French confortable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tabl/
  • (file)

Adjective

confortable (plural confortables)

  1. (of a situation, environment, or thing) comfortable, providing comfort
  2. (of a person or animal, sometimes proscribed) comfortable, experiencing comfort

Usage notes

Some authorities proscribe confortable in the sense of "experiencing comfort" as an anglicism and instead recommend phrases like à l’aise.

Antonyms

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Spanish

Etymology

From confortar + -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konfoɾˈtable/ [kõɱ.foɾˈt̪a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: con‧for‧ta‧ble

Adjective

confortable m or f (masculine and feminine plural confortables)

  1. comfortable
    Synonym: cómodo

Derived terms

Further reading

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