Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
uncomfortable. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
uncomfortable, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
uncomfortable in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
uncomfortable you have here. The definition of the word
uncomfortable will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
uncomfortable, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
un- + comfortable
Pronunciation
Adjective
uncomfortable (comparative more uncomfortable, superlative most uncomfortable)
- Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.
- Experiencing discomfort.
- Uneasy or anxious.
Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable.
- Put off or disgusted.
Usage notes
Although the word uncomfortable looks (etymonically) like one of its senses could be synonymous with inconsolable, it does not have that sense; the absence of that sense is simply a lexical gap. In parallel, the same is true of comfortable and consolable, as well as comfortability and consolability.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Translations to be checked