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COMFY (comfier, comfiest)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: comfier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, comfiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does comfy mean? 

COMFY (adjective)
  The adjective COMFY has 1 sense:

1. providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal)play

  Familiarity information: COMFY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMFY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: comfier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: comfiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal)

Synonyms:

comfortable; comfy

Context example:

feeling comfy now?

Similar:

cosy; cozy; snug (enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space)

easy (affording comfort)

homelike; homely; homey; homy (having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable)

soothing (affording physical relief)

Attribute:

comfort; comfortableness (a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


 Context examples 


With Mars stirring up interested clients and customers, it appears you will be bringing in profits—and that may provide just the comfy cushion you hoped to find.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

We're all gettin' a deal too soft and dull and comfy.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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