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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 yvlog Forms
- dzfǰ· adjective
- ܲ·dzfǰ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of comfort1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of comfort1
Idioms and Phrases
see cold comfort ; creature comforts ; too close for comfort .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Constructive critiques of major disasters like Vietnam and Iraq they will excoriate as “aid and comfort to the enemy.”
He suggests considering whether you’re remodeling for resale value or personal comfort.
Years later she penned a poem called "Cold Semolina", recalling that as she tried to comfort her friend she was sent to stand in a corner.
P now suffers from severe dystonic cerebral palsy, is effectively blind, has an intellectual disability, has epilepsy, can only communicate by crying and cannot be comforted when crying.
Herbs: bright, fecund, verdant, elevating our food with both flavor and color, guiding us from heavy comfort foods into a punchier, lighter category of cuisine.
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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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