confortable
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kuɱ.furˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.forˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [koɱ.foɾˈta.ble]
Adjective edit
confortable m or f (masculine and feminine plural confortables)
French edit
Etymology edit
From English comfortable, from earlier Middle English comfortable, itself from Old French confortable.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
confortable (plural confortables)
- (of a situation, environment, or thing) comfortable, providing comfort
- (of a person or animal, sometimes proscribed) comfortable, experiencing comfort
Usage notes edit
Some authorities proscribe confortable in the sense of "experiencing comfort" as an anglicism and instead recommend phrases like à l’aise.
Antonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “confortable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
confortable m or f (masculine and feminine plural confortables)
- comfortable
- Synonym: cómodo
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “confortable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014