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/

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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

• inconfortable

Related terms

• confort

References

• “confortable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

• confortabilidad
• confortablemente

 

Further reading

• “confortable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014