Comfortable

a. [O. Fr. confortable.]

1Sense 1. Affording, imparting, or enjoying comfort; as, a comfortable hope.

Be comfortable to my mother, Your mistress, and make much of her. Shak.

The lives of many miserable men were saved, and a comfortable provision made for their subsistence. Dryden.

2Sense 2. Free from positive pain or distress; — used of a sick person. [U. S.]

n. A heavy stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort. [U. S.]