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comfort
[ kuhm-fert ]
verb (used with object)
- to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to:
They tried to comfort her after her loss.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to make physically comfortable.
Synonyms:
- Obsolete. to aid; support or encourage.
noun
- relief in affliction; consolation; solace:
Her presence was a comfort to him.
- a feeling of relief or consolation:
Her forgiveness afforded him great comfort.
- a person or thing that gives consolation:
She was a great comfort to him.
- a cause or matter of relief or satisfaction:
The patient's recovery was a comfort to the doctor.
- a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety:
He is a man who enjoys his comfort.
- something that promotes such a state:
His wealth allows him to enjoy a high degree of comfort.
- Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a comforter or quilt.
- Obsolete. strengthening aid; assistance.
comfort
/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a state of ease or well-being
- relief from affliction, grief, etc
- a person, thing, or event that brings solace or ease
- obsolete.support
- usually plural something that affords physical ease and relaxation
verb
- to ease the pain of; soothe; cheer
- to bring physical ease to
Derived Forms
- ˈdzڴǰٱ, adjective
- ˈdzڴǰٱness, noun
- ˈdzڴǰٱly, adverb
- ˈdzڴǰپԲ, adverb
- ˈdzڴǰپԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- dzfǰ· adjective
- ܲ·dzfǰ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of comfort1
Word History and Origins
Origin of comfort1
Idioms and Phrases
see cold comfort ; creature comforts ; too close for comfort .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It can be humble or elevated, but it’s always comforting.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump met again this month — from positions of power and comfort, deciding the fate of people they will never meet.
Other tourists said constant reassurances from the locals and security forces had given them a sense of comfort.
Mexican cuisine comfort soup recipes inspired by the menudo still life at the newly reopened Hilbert Museum of California Art.
The authors argue that the NHS should be prepared for winters like this one and that blaming external factors such as winter bugs risked offering "false comfort" about the state of the health service.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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