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comforting

[kuhm-fer-ting]

adjective

  1. affording comfort or solace.



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Other Word Forms

  • comfortingly adverb
  • uncomforting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comforting1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; comfort + -ing 2
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He keeps ordering — modest, comforting meals: two vegetable dishes, one lamb, garlic naan, chicken tikka.

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The cafe now offers six varieties and Ms Geraedts said customers loved the dish's rich, comforting flavour, seasoned with cayenne pepper, nutmeg, paprika and Worcestershire sauce.

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“I guess it makes it feel like you're not alone. It's comforting.”

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For the people who come into his clinic, Powers said there is a mixture in whether they experience the voices as annoying or pleasant, terrifying or comforting.

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It's comforting to imagine that men react to all their privilege with grace and gratitude, and ignore the reality where all too many abuse women because they can.

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