comfortability
Syllables: com·fort·a·bi·li·ty/ˌkʌmfətəˈbɪlɪti/US/ˌkʌmfɚtəˈbɪlɪti/
comfortability noun: synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”).
Noun
comfortability (countable and uncountable, plural comfortabilities)
- Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”).
- "I must introduce you," said Mr. Griffiths, when he called on me one morning, "to a countryman of mine, who now rivals Foneron in giving dinners; but whose luxurious extravagance bids fair soon to eclipse the unostentatious comfortability of Foneron's Friday parties."1831, [Auguste Louis Charles, Comte de La Garde-Chambonas], chapter XV, in Journal of a Nobleman; Comprising an Account of His Travels, and a Narrative of His Residence at Vienna, during the...
- When these elegancies and comfortabilities were suitably disposed—as, you may be sure, they were that very evening—the little reception-room was, so Mrs. Green declared, quite the 'genteelest' in Wickham.1888, Frederick Langbridge, “Jack Gets a Promotion and Starts a Tail-coat”, in Rider’s Leap, London: Hatchards, […], →OCLC, page 239
- Synonyms:
- comfort
- Antonyms:
- discomfort, uncomfortability
- Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”).
- [I was] smiling at the petulant activity of the tottering Cardinal de Heflin, the Bavarian minister, or the rough etourderie of the Wirtemberg envoy and the grave comfortability of the Dutch, when I heard suddenly announced, with a brilliant and numerous suite, the Austrian ambassador, the Count...1828 January 1, “Walks in Rome and Its Environs.—No. XI. Roman Society.—The Ambassadors.”, in The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, volume XXII, part I (Original Papers), number LXXXV...
- Oh! very well; but you take my advice, sir; don't you let her stop: if you do, you only study the comfortabilities of a man which has a soul as never can and never ought to be saved.1840, Henry Cockton, “In which a Variety of Matters are Explained”, in The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist, London: Robert Tyas, […], →OCLC, page 585
- Synonyms:
- comfortableness
- Antonyms:
- discomfort, uncomfortability, uncomfortableness
Examples of comfortability in a sentence
- The performance time was measured and the comfortability level was asked at the end of the experiment.2001, Kwan S. Lee, Hyung T. Shim, “A Study o[n] the Design of Wristbands for Mouse Users”, in Michael J. Smith, Gavriel Salvendy, editors...
- England is the native country of freedom, sound reason, manliness, magnanimity, and comfortability.1841, “Art. I.—Denkwürdigkeiten und vermischte Schriften, von K[arl August] Varnhagen von Ense. 4 vols. 8vo. Mannheim: Hoff. 1837–8. Neue...
- It is this implication, this assured value judgement, on which the serious consequence of comfortability becomes apparent.2012, Cara Jones, Philip Richardson, “Stepping into Comfortable Old Shoes: ‘The Consequence of Archaeological Comfortability’”, in Hannah...
Synonyms of comfortability
Antonyms
Forms of comfortability
| plural | comfortabilities |
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Origin of comfortability
From comfort + -ability (suffix forming nouns from verbs, denoting an ability, inclination, or suitability for a specified function or condition), or comfortable + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives, referring to the property, quality, or state of conforming to [the meaning of the adjective]).
Words formed from comfortability
Words that rhyme with comfortability
- sensibility
- utility
- facility
- ability
- disability
- compatibility
- possibility
- probability
- fertility
- fragility
- futility
- impossibility
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- senility
- virility
- vulnerability
- agility
- capability
- flexibility
- hostility
- improbability
- indomitability
- instability
- juvenility
- nobility
- stability
- accommodability
- affability
- backward compatibility
- backwards compatibility
- bouncebackability
- chewability
- creatability
- debility
- diffability
- ductility
- forward compatibility
- forwards compatibility
- fuckability
- humility
- impressionability
- ineffability
- irascibility
- manageability
- mutility
- tabability
- unassailability
- upward compatibility
- versatility
Questions about comfortability
- What does comfortability mean?
- Comfortability means synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”).
- How do you use comfortability in a sentence?
- The performance time was measured and the comfortability level was asked at the end of the experiment.
- What part of speech is comfortability?
- Comfortability is a noun.
- How do you pronounce comfortability?
- Comfortability is pronounced /ˌkʌmfətəˈbɪlɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of comfortability?
- The plural of comfortability is comfortabilities.
Words near comfortability in the dictionary
Source and license
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