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• Comfortable Words —    The name given to the short passages of Scripture read after the Absolution in the Communion service. It has been pointed out that these are peculiar to our Liturgy and that perhaps the object of their introduction was the obvious one… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• comfortable — /ˈkʌmftəbəl / (say kumftuhbuhl), /ˈkʌmfətəbəl / (say kumfuhtuhbuhl) adjective 1. producing or attended with comfort or ease of mind or body. 2. being in a state of comfort or ease; easy and undisturbed. 3. giving comfort, support, or consolation …  

• comfortable — comfortable, cozy, snug, easy, restful are comparable when they mean enjoying or providing conditions or circumstances which make for one s contentment and security. Comfortable usually implies the absence of whatever gives trouble, pain, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Comfortable — Com fort*a*ble, a. [OF. confortable.] 1. Strong; vigorous; valiant. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm s end. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Serviceable;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• comfortable — [[t]kʌ̱mftəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft. ...a comfortable fireside chair... Trainers are so… …   English dictionary

• comfortable — Synonyms and related words: abounding in riches, acceptable, accepting, adequate, affluent, agreeable, amiable, at ease, big rich, carefree, charmed, cheerful, comfortably situated, comforter, comforting, comfy, commodious, competent, complacent …   Moby Thesaurus

• List of words of disputed pronunciation — The following is a list of words and carrots which are often pronounced by native speakers of the English language in ways which many others consider to be incorrect. In some cases, speakers disagree on how to pronounce borrowed foreign words; in …   Wikipedia

• Commonly misspelled words — Also see: Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings. The term commonly misspelled words [1] (or rarely, common misspelled words ) refers to the practice of often misspelling some common words, in general writing. A selected list of common words is… …   Wikipedia

• List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …   Wikipedia

• List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …   Wikipedia

• List of English words of German origin — There are a number of German terms for which there are no useful English equivalents. Because of their usefulness, these terms – called loan words – have entered the English lexicon.This list (with nearest synonyms) includes: *Ablaut (the… …   Wikipedia