confortable
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kuɱ.furˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.forˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.foɾˈta.ble]
Adjective
confortable m or f (masculine and feminine plural confortables)
French
Etymology
From English comfortable, from earlier Middle English comfortable, itself from Old French confortable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tabl/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
confortable (plural confortables)
- (of a situation, environment, or thing) comfortable, providing comfort
- (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
Related terms
References
- “confortable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konfoɾˈtable/ [kõɱ.foɾˈt̪a.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: con‧for‧ta‧ble
Adjective
confortable m or f (masculine and feminine plural confortables)
- comfortable
- Synonym: cómodo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “confortable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024