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COMFORTABLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of being at ease in a relationship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("comfortableness" is a kind of...):
belonging (happiness felt in a secure relationship)
Derivation:
comfortable (free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
Example:
she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair
Synonyms:
comfort; comfortableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("comfortableness" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Attribute:
comfortable; comfy (providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal))
uncomfortable (providing or experiencing physical discomfort)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comfortableness"):
ease; relief (the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress))
solace; solacement (comfort in disappointment or misery)
cosiness; coziness; snugness (a state of warm snug comfort)
convenience (the state of being suitable or opportune)
Derivation:
comfortable (providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal))
