different between uncomfortable vs unwelcome

English

Etymology

un- +? comfortable

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?k?mf.t?.b?l/, /?n?k?m.f?.t?.b?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?k?m.f?.t?.b?l/, /?n?k?mf.t?.b?l/

Adjective

uncomfortable (comparative more uncomfortable, superlative most uncomfortable)

1. Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

2. Experiencing discomfort.
3. Uneasy or anxious.

4. 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

• ill at ease

Antonyms

• comfortable
• ergonomic

Derived terms

• uncomfortableness
• uncomfortably

Translations

English

Etymology

un- +? welcome

Adjective

unwelcome (comparative more unwelcome, superlative most unwelcome)

1. Not welcome.

Translations

Verb

unwelcome (third-person singular simple present unwelcomes, present participle unwelcoming, simple past and past participle unwelcomed)

1. (transitive, rare) To treat as unwelcome.
   • 1992, Selections from National Press (page 92)

     Devils and angels stood side by side on one platform to unwelcome him.

   • 2013, Amber Lim, Different Worlds (page 303)

     'You could've said so if you're unwelcoming us. We could've just leave^[sic]!' I ranted and walked back into the room, away from the balcony.