comfort

com·fort  (kmfrt)

tr.v. com·fort·ed, com·fort·ing, com·forts

1. To soothe in time of affliction or distress.

2. To ease physically; relieve.

n.

1. A condition or feeling of pleasurable ease, well-being, and contentment.

2. Solace in time of grief or fear.

3. Help; assistance: gave comfort to the enemy.

4. One that brings or provides comfort.

5. The capacity to give physical ease and well-being: enjoying the comfort of my favorite chair.

6. Chiefly Southern & Lower Northern U.S. A quilted bedcover; a comforter.

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[Middle English comforten, from Old French conforter, to strengthen, from Late Latin cnfortre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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comfort·ing·ly adv.

Synonyms: comfort, console¹, solace
These verbs mean to give hope or help to in time of grief or pain: comforted the distressed child; consoling a recent widow; solaced myself with a hot cup of coffee See Also Synonyms at amenity.

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comfort

Noun

1. a state of physical ease or well-being

2. relief from suffering or grief

3. a person or thing that brings ease

4. comforts things that make life easier or more pleasant: the comforts of home

Verb

1. to soothe or console

2. to bring physical ease to [Latin con- (intensive) + fortis strong]

comforting adj

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Comfort of cats.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comfort - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" comfortableness condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" relief, ease - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" solacement, solace - comfort in disappointment or misery cosiness, coziness, snugness - a state of warm snug comfort convenience - the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience" discomfort, uncomfortableness - the state of being tense and feeling pain
	2.	comfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment pleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" consolation, solace, solacement - the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" alleviation, assuagement, relief - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
	3.	comfort - the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" consolation, solace ministration, succor, succour, relief - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
	4.	comfort - a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" ease affluence, richness - abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" lap of luxury - in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"
	5.	comfort - satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing; "his friendship was a comfort"; "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts" gratification, satisfaction - state of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
	6.	comfort - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together quilt, comforter, puff bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bed continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider patchwork quilt, patchwork - a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
	7.	comfort - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy" assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
Verb	1.	comfort - give moral or emotional strength to console, solace, soothe calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" allay, still, ease, relieve - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
	2.	comfort - lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" ease alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

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comfort

noun 1. ease, luxury, wellbeing, opulence

noun 2. consolation, cheer, encouragement, succour, help, support, aid, relief, ease, compensation, alleviation << OPPOSITE annoyance

verb 3. console, encourage, ease, cheer, strengthen, relieve, reassure, soothe, hearten, solace, assuage, gladden, commiserate with << OPPOSITE distress

Translations

comfort [ˈkʌmfət] n → comodidad f; confort m (= well-being); bienestar m (= solace); consuelo (= relief); alivio

vt → consolar see also comforts

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comfort [ˈkʌmfət] n → confort m, bien-être m (= solace); consolation f, réconfort m

vt → consoler, réconforter

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comfort [ˈkʌmfət] n (physical) → Behaglichkeit f;

(material) → Komfort m;

(solace, relief) → Trost m

vt → trösten;

comforts npl (of home etc) → Komfort m, Annehmlichkeiten pl

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comfort [ˈkʌmfət] n → comodità f inv; benessere m (= solace); consolazione f; conforto

vt → consolare, confortare see also comforts