comfortableness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English comfortable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English comfortableness From comfortable + -ness.

1. Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.

   “I was only alive to the condensed confidential comfortableness of sharing a pipe and a blanket with a real friend.”

   “At that moment his sneakers feel horribly, horribly overcomfortable. Maybe you’ve experienced this sensation. You’re riding on a commuter train, and all around you people are in business suits. In this context, your casual clothes feel ridiculously soft and easy. You might as well be wearing pajamas. The comfortableness hangs on you like a cloying hug.”