adj · informal
comfortable
UK/ˈkʌmftəbl/US/ˈkʌmftərbəl/COM·fort·a·ble
Band 5-6speakingtask2
feeling relaxed and free from pain or worry
Examples
“After a long flight I was glad to have a comfortable seat.”
“She doesn't feel comfortable speaking in front of large groups.”
“We need comfortable shoes for the hike.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite the cramped cabin, the airline offered surprisingly comfortable seats that made the overnight flight bearable.”
Collocations
- feel comfortable with
- comfortable seat/bed/clothes
- comfortable doing (something)
Word family
comfort noun/verbcomfortable adjectivecomfortably adverbcomforting adjective/verb
Common mistakes
I'm comfortable to speak in public.→I'm comfortable speaking in public.
The room is comfortable for me.→The room is comfortable to me.
Say it for a higher band
5ok→6relaxed→7+comfortable
Synonyms
cozy
relaxed
Easily confused
comfy
“This chair is really comfy.”
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