comfortables

as inprosperousness

Synonyms for comfortables

noun prosperity

Word Origin & History

mid-14c., "affording mental comfort," from Anglo-French confortable, from conforter "to comfort" (see comfort (v.)); also see -able. Meaning "offering physical comfort" is attested from 1769; that of "in a state of tranquil enjoyment" is from 1770.

Example Sentences for comfortables

He had his wagon laden with comfortables for the suffering ones.

Then, wrapped in some comfortables, he burst out of the room and ran down the hallway like a person possessed of the evil spirits.

In the room above, double iron bedsteads were set close together and on them comfortables were neatly laid.

Perhaps there is nothing in use that, with so little weight, secures so much heat as what are called "comfortables."

But most of them were waiting for the blankets and comfortables found in the two small bed-rooms annexed to the parlor.