victory• 5 quite large; allowing you to win easily The party won with a comfortable majority. a comfortable 2–0 win

At weekends, I always wear clothes that I feel comfortable in. Are you comfortable sitting on the floor? having money• 4 having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable. He makes a comfortable living. They come from comfortable middle-class families. Thesaurus rich Both prosperous and affluent are used to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent to talk about times and periods. Affluent is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: It's good to see you looking so prosperous. It's good to see you looking so affluent. rich (of a person) having a lot of money, property, or valuable possessions; (of a country or city) producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standardThere is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot: He's stinking/filthy wealthy. It's a favorite resort for the wealthy and famous. comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost: They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable.

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