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Definition: Comfortably |
ComfortablyAdverb1. In mental comfort; without stress; "he works comfortably on three continents". 2. In physical comfort; "she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief". 3. In financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "comfortably" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Synonym: ComfortablySynonym: well (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: uncomfortably (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Comfortably |
| English words defined with "comfortably": astern, at home ♦ close, close-fitting, cut in ♦ fairly ♦ living wage, lounge ♦ middling, moderately ♦ orthopnea ♦ passably ♦ reasonably ♦ snug, snugly, somewhat, stretch, stretch out ♦ well, within reason. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "comfortably": back chute ♦ dorsal chute ♦ Holman Airleg ♦ palmtop, Park, pocket-sized station ♦ trunkin'. (references) |
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Screenplays | I'd like to have your advice on how to live comfortably without working hard. (Rebecca; writing credit: Daphne Du Maurier; Philip MacDonald) Zaphod, old mate, I trust you about as far as I could comfortably spit out a rat. (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd) I'm comfortably well off. (Ali Baba Bunny; writing credit: Michael Maltese) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Comfortably Numb (2003) | |
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 | Wee Willie Winkie's world. They are all dozing comfortably ... Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). If you didn't know better, you might think Mrs. Smuda spent the day comfortably darning socks for the family. Less than an hour before these pictures were made, this fifty-five-year-old mother and grandmother was skillfully tape. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | One can advise comfortably from a safe port. |
John Gay | Do you think your mother and I should have lived comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married? Baggage! |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | But they live very comfortably. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The bucket was larger than she, and the child could have sat down in it comfortably. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Relieving symptoms such as pain can help patients live more comfortably. (references) | |
It is based on patient reports of how much activity they can comfortably undertake. (references) | ||
Controlling physical activity, adopting good eating habits, moderating alcohol consumption, and not smoking are some of the precautions that can help patients live more comfortably and with less angina. (references) | ||
Business | Generally, foreign franchisers should be able to live comfortably within the Greek law, though the services of an attorney are by all means recommended. (references) | |
Known to be large, resourceful, solvent and financially stable, new-to-market American insurance companies can comfortably and competitively operate in the Saudi market. (references) | ||
Economic History | Sri Lanka | For private domestic banks, CAR averaged 11 percent in 2000. The foreign banks comfortably met the requirement at 13.75 percent. (references) |
Malawi | From June through August, the lake areas and far south are comfortably warm, but the rest of Malawi can be chilly at night, with temperatures ranging from 5o-14oC (41o-57oF). (references) | |
Japan | Since it was unconcerned with problems of afterlife which dominate Buddhist thought, and since Buddhism easily accommodated itself to local faiths, the two religions comfortably coexisted, and Shinto shrines and Buddhist monasteries often became administratively linked. (references) | |
Travel | Taiwan | A comprehensive long-distance bus system run by the Taiwan Auto-Transport Company and Tong-Lieng Bus Company enables people to travel virtually anywhere on the island quickly, comfortably and at reasonable cost. (references) |
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| "Comfortably" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Comfortably" is used about 941 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 941 | 7,703 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "comfortably": be comfortably off ♦ comfortably off. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "comfortably": comfortably-off, comfortably-scuffed. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
comfortably lyrics numb | 46 |
comfortably numb | 43 |
comfortably floyd lyrics numb pink | 20 |
comfortably floyd numb pink | 13 |
comfortably numb tab | 8 |
comfortably yours | 3 |
comfortably mp3 numb | 2 |
comfortably guitar numb tab | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "comfortably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | lekker (agreeable, agreeably, enjoyable, good, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasantly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | '适地 (Cosily, Cozily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pohodlnì, komfortnì. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | aangenaam (agreeable, agreeably, enjoyable, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasantly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | agrable (agreeably, pleasantly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hyvissä varoissa (comfortably off, well off). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | moelleusement, agréablement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | komfortabel (comfortable, convenient, luxurious, luxury, well appointed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αναπαυτικά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kellemesen (affably, agreeably, gratefully, have a good time of it, pleasantly, well). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | piacevolmente (agreeably, nicely, pleasantly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 楽楽 (easily), 楽々 (easily), 温温 (carefree, cosily, easy, snugly), 温々 (carefree, cosily, easy, snugly), 快く (cheerfully, gladly, willingly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぬくぬく (carefree, cosily, easy, snugly), ""ろよく (cheerfully, gladly, willingly), らくらく (easily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 안락하게. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omfortablycay confortavelmente. (various references) confortabil (comfortable, comfy, cosily, cosy, homey, snug), comod (comfortable, commodious, convenient, cosily, cosy, cozy, easy, easy going, easy-fitting, handy, practical, roomy, serviceable, slothful, snug, suitable). (various references) udobno (cosily). (various references) cómodamente (Cose, cosily, snugly). (various references) ornaюykly, яerdeюikli. (various references) tiện lợi (comfortable, convenient), thoải mái sung túc, phong lưu (easy, well-off), đủ tiện nghi; ấm cúng dễ chịu (comfortable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Hosea Chapter 2, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai afaniw ampelon authV kai taV sukaV authV osa eipen misqwmata mou tauta estin a edwkan moi oi erastai mou kai qhsomai auta eiV marturion kai katafagetai auta ta qhria tou agrou kai ta peteina tou ouranou kai ta erpeta thV ghV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Propter hoc ecce ego lactabo eam et ducam eam in solitudinem et loquar ad cor eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For this thing loo! Y shal yeue mylk to hir, and shal lede hir in to wildernesse, and Y shal speke to hir herte; |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably to her. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For this cause I will make her come into the waste land and will say words of comfort to her. |
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| Language | Hosea Chapter 2, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Busa, ania karon, siya hayloon ko, ug dad-on ko siya ngadto sa kamingawan, ug sultihan ko siya sa madanihon. |
| Chinese | 後 來 我 必 勸 導 他 、 他 到 野 、 對 他 說 安 慰 的 話 ． |
| Croatian | Opustošit æu joj èokote i smokve za koje je govorila: 'To je plaæa što mi je dadoše moji milosnici.' Obratit æu ih u šikarje, i životinje æe ih poljske obrstiti. |
| Danish | Se, derfor vil jeg lokke og føre hende ud i Ørkenen og tale hende kærligt til. |
| Finnish | Sentähden, katso, minä taivuttelen hänet, kuljetan hänet erämaahan ja viihdyttelen häntä. |
| German | Darum siehe, ich will sie locken und will sie in die Wüste führen und freundlich mit ihr reden. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | TUHAN berkata, "Sebab itu Aku akan membawa dia ke padang gurun; di sana ia akan Kubujuk dengan kata-kata cinta. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan Aku akan memberikan kepadanya segala kebun anggurnya dan lembah Akhorpun akan pintu pengharapan; pada masa itu iapun akan mengangkat pula nyanyian berganti-ganti seperti pada masa mudanya, seperti pada masa ia berangkat keluar dari negeri Mesir. |
| Maori | ¶ Mo reira, nana, ka whakawai ahau i a ia, ka kawe i a ia ki te koraha, ka korero whakamarie ano ki a ia. |
| Norwegian | Se, derfor vil jeg lokke henne og føre henne ut i ørkenen og tale vennlig til henne, |
| Portuguese | Portanto, eis que eu a atrairei, e a levarei para o deserto, e lhe falarei ao coração. |
| Rumanian | ,,Deaceea iatq, o voi ademeni wi o voi duce kn pustie, wi -i voi vorbi pe placul inimii ei. |
| Russian | рПУЕНХ ЧПФ, Й с ХЧМЕЛХ ЕЕ, ТЙЧЕ"Х ЕЕ Ч ХУФЩОА, Й 'Х"Х ЗПЧПТЙФШ Л УЕТ""Х ЕЕ. |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "comfortably": uncomfortably. (additional references) | |
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"Comfortably" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conmfortably. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "comfortably" (pronounced ku"mfertublē) |
| 5 | -t u b l ē | charitably, creditably, equitably, imperceptibly, indisputably, inevitably, irresistibly, notably, predictably, profitably, regrettably, respectably, suitably, unacceptably, unaccountably, uncomfortably, unpredictably. |
| 4 | -u b l ē | admirably, amiably, amicably, appreciably, arguably, audibly, comparably, conceivably, considerably, credibly, demonstrably, fashionably, favorably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, honorably, horribly, impeccably, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incomparably, incredibly, indelibly, inexorably, inexplicably, inextricably, inseparably, interchangeably, interminably, intolerably, invariably, irreparably, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, measurably, memorably, miserably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, preferably, presumably, probably, reasonably, recognizably, reliably, remarkably, responsibly, sensibly, terribly, unalterably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unfavorably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unquestionably, unreasonably, unseasonably, visibly. |
| 3 | -b l ē | ably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-f-l-m-o-o-r-t-y" | |
-2 letters: mycoflora, olfactory. | |
-3 letters: mobocrat, oblatory. | |
-4 letters: comfort, factory, flyboat, locator, tombola. | |
-5 letters: abloom, barfly, bloomy, botfly, bromal, broomy, calory, carboy, clamor, cobalt, combat, corymb, crafty, crambo, cymbal, factor, floaty, formal, format, formol, formyl, marbly, mortal, robalo, tombac, tombal, tomboy, tymbal. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-f-l-m-o-o-r-t-y" | |
+2 letters: uncomfortably. | |
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