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Confortável is a Portuguese adjective meaning comfortable or pleasant, used to describe things that provide ease, rest, or convenience. It applies to furniture, clothing, rooms, climates, or situations that make daily life more agreeable or less burdensome. The term can refer to physical ease as well as to arrangements or conditions that feel convenient or user friendly.

Etymology and forms: Confortável derives from conforto, meaning comfort, with the suffix -ável, formed from Latin confortābilis and carried into Portuguese through Romance languages. The related noun is conforto, the adverb is confortavelmente, and the verb conforto isn’t used in the same sense; rather, confortar means to comfort or console someone.

Usage notes: The word is standard in both Portugal and Brazil, with the same spelling and accent, typically on the syllable with a stress pattern of con-for-TÁ-vel. Confortável describes objects and spaces more than people, though it can be used figuratively for situations or experiences that feel easy or trouble-free. A closely related term, conforto, refers to the broader notion of comfort, while confortante describes something soothing or consoling in a more emotional sense.

Examples: A cadeira é muito confortável. O quarto tem uma cama confortável. O ar-condicionado deixou a viagem mais confortável. Confortável contrasts with conforto and with confortante, which emphasizes emotional soothing rather than physical ease.