comfortability

noun
/ˌkʌmfətəˈbɪlɪti/UK/ˌkʌmfɚtəˈbɪlɪti/US

Etymology

From comfort + -ability (suffix forming nouns from verbs, denoting an ability, inclination, or suitability for a specified function or condition), or comfortable + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives, referring to the property, quality, or state of conforming to [the meaning of the adjective]).

  1. derived from con-
  2. derived from confortō
  3. derived from conforter
  4. inherited from comforten
  5. suffixed as comfortability — “comfort + ability

Definitions

  1. Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”).

    • When these elegancies and comfortabilities were suitably disposed—as, you may be sure, they were that very evening—the little reception-room was, so Mrs. Green declared, quite the 'genteelest' in Wickham.
  2. Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”).

    • Oh! very well; but you take my advice, sir; don't you let her stop: if you do, you only study the comfortabilities of a man which has a soul as never can and never ought to be saved.
    • England is the native country of freedom, sound reason, manliness, magnanimity, and comfortability.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA