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 [ˈkʌmfət]

n

1. a state of ease or well-being

2. relief from affliction, grief, etc.

3. a person, thing, or event that brings solace or ease

4. Obsolete support

5. (usually plural) something that affords physical ease and relaxation

vb (tr)

1. to ease the pain of; soothe; cheer

2. to bring physical ease to

[from Old French confort, from Late Latin confortāre to strengthen very much, from Latin con- (intensive) + fortis strong]

comforting  adj

comfortingly  adv

comfortless  adj

comfortlessly  adv

comfortlessness  n

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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 She had enough money to live in comfort for the rest of her life.

2. consolation, cheer, encouragement, succour, help, support, aid, relief, ease, compensation, alleviation I tried to find some words of comfort to offer her.
consolation discomfort, irritation, hassle (informal), annoyance, aggravation, discouragement

verb

console, encourage, ease, cheer, strengthen, relieve, reassure, soothe, hearten, solace, assuage, gladden, commiserate with He put his arm round her, trying to comfort her.
console trouble, excite, bother, depress, distress, annoy, irritate, discomfort, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), agitate, ruffle, sadden, irk, rile, give someone grief

Translations

comfort [ˈkʌmfət]

A. N

1. (= solace) → consuelo m
you're a great comfort to me → eres un gran consuelo para mí
if it's any comfort to you → si te sirve de consuelo
that's cold or small comfort → eso no me consuela nada
the exam is too close for comfort → el examen está demasiado cerca para que me sienta tranquilo
to give comfort to the enemy → dar aliento al enemigo
to take comfort from sth → consolarse con algo
I take comfort in or from the fact/knowledge that → me consuelo sabiendo que ...

2. (= well-being) → confort m, comodidad f; (= facility) → comodidad f
to live in comfort → vivir cómodamente
with every modern comfort → con todo confort, con toda comodidad
he likes his home comforts → le gusta rodearse de las comodidades del hogar

B. VT (= give solace) → consolar, confortar

C. CPD comfort eating, comfort food N comida como terapia contra la depresión
comfort station N (US) → servicios mpl, aseos mpl, baño m (LAm)
comfort zone N [of activity, job] → terreno m conocido

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comfort [ˈkʌmfə^rt]

n

(physical) → confort m, bien-être m

(= solace) → consolation f, réconfort m

vt → consoler, réconforter

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comfort

n

→ Komfort m, → Bequemlichkeit f; relax in the comfort of a leather armchair → entspannen Sie sich in unseren behaglichen Ledersesseln; he likes his comforts → er liebt seinen Komfort or seine Bequemlichkeit; to live in comfort → komfortabel leben; an apartment with all modern comforts → eine Wohnung mit allem Komfort

(= consolation) → Beruhigung f, → Trost m; to take comfort from the fact that … → sich mit dem Gedanken or sich damit trösten, dass …; your presence is/you are a great comfort to me → es beruhigt mich sehr, dass Sie da sind; it is a comfort to know that … → es ist tröstlich or beruhigend zu wissen, dass …; it is no comfort or of little comfort to know that … → es ist nicht sehr tröstlich zu wissen, dass …; some comfort you are! (iro) → das ist ja ein schöner Trost! (iro), → du bist gut! (iro); small comfort → schwacher Trost; a pipe is a great comfort → Pfeiferauchen hat etwas sehr Beruhigendes; your poems brought a little comfort to my life → Ihre Gedichte haben ein wenig Trost in mein Leben gebracht; too close for comfort → bedrohlich nahe

vt (= console) → trösten; the child needed a lot of comforting → es dauerte eine ganze Weile, bis das Kind sich trösten ließ; he stayed with the injured man to comfort him → er blieb bei dem Verletzten, um ihm Beistand zu leisten; the hot soup comforted him a little → nach der heißen Suppe fühlte er sich etwas wohler

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comfort:

comfort shopping

n → Frustkauf m (inf), → Frustkäufe pl (inf)

comfort station

n (US) → Bedürfnisanstalt f, → öffentliche Toilette

comfort zone

n Bereich, in dem man sich sicher fühlt; two goals in two minutes put Rangers in the comfort → nach zwei Toren in zwei Minuten fühlten Rangers sich sicher

comfy

adj (+er) (inf) chair → bequem; hotel, flat, room → gemütlich; are you comfort? → sitzt/liegst du bequem?; make yourself comfort → machen Sie es sich (dat) → bequem or gemütlich (inf)

comic

adj → komisch; comfort actor → Komödiendarsteller(in) m(f), → Komöde m (geh); comfort verse → humoristische Gedichte pl

n

(= person) → Komiker(in) m(f)

(= magazine) → Comicheft(chen) nt

(US) comforts → Comics pl

comical

adj, comically

adv → komisch, ulkig

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comfort [ˈkʌmfət]

1. n

a. (physical comfort) → comodità f inv, benessere m
to live in comfort → vivere nell'agiatezza
that car was a bit too close for comfort → quella macchina è passata troppo vicino per i miei gusti

b. (solace) → consolazione f, conforto
you're a great comfort to me → mi sei di gran conforto

2. vt → confortare, consolare

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comfort [ˈkʌmfət]

1. n

a. (physical comfort) → comodità f inv, benessere m
to live in comfort → vivere nell'agiatezza
that car was a bit too close for comfort → quella macchina è passata troppo vicino per i miei gusti

b. (solace) → consolazione f, conforto
you're a great comfort to me → mi sei di gran conforto

2. vt → confortare, consolare

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comfort

n comfort [ˈkamfət]

1 a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc They now live in comfort. gemak راحَه спокойствие pohodlí bekvemmelighed; velvære; komfort die Behaglichkeit άνεση comodidad, confort, bienestar heaolu راحتی؛ آرامش hyvinvointi confort נוֹחוּת आराम zadovoljstvo, ugodnost, udobnost jólét kenyamanan þægindi comodità, serenità 安楽 편안 poilsis, ramybė, jaukumas komforts keselesaan comfort velvære, komfort, bekvemmelighet wygoda conforto confort благополучие pohodlie udobje komfor välbefinnande, välstånd ความสบาย rahatlık, huzur 舒適 спокій آرام ، آسودگی sự an ủi 舒适

2 anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort. gerief تَعْزِيَه، سَلْوان комфорт pohodlí; útěcha komfort; glæde; nydelse; trøst; støtte der Komfort, der Trost ανακούφιση, παρηγοριά, άνεση comodidad mugavus, trööst آسایش؛ تسکین mukavuus, lohtu (ré)confort רְווָחָה तसल्ली utjeha, bodrenje kényelem kenyamanan þægindi comodità, confort; conforto 慰め 위안 patogumai, paguoda mierinājums kesenangan comfort, troost komfort, glede, nytelse; trøst, støtte pociecha conforto tihnă; mângâiere удобства; утешение komfort; útecha udobje; tolažba uteha bekvämlighet, komfort, tröst สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก rahatlık, konfor; teselli 安慰 комфорт; втіха آرام دہ ، سکون بخش tiện nghi 安慰

adj comfortable

1 in comfort; pleasantly relaxed He looked very comfortable in his chair. welbehaaglik مُسْتَريح спокоен spokojený behagelig; bekvem; komfortabel gemütlich, entspannt βολεμένος, άνετος tranquilo, relajado mõnus راحت rentoutunut à l'aise נֹח, @@@נוֹח$$$ सुखदायी, आरामदेह udoban, lagodan kényelmes nyaman þægilegur; rólegur a proprio agio 気持のよい 편안한 patenkintas apmierināts selesa behaaglijk behagelig, bekvem, komfortabel zrelaksowany confortável relaxat, liniştit комфортный;довольный spokojný udoben udobno väl till mods, nöjd och belåten สะดวกสบาย rahat, konforlu 輕鬆自在的 спокійний, задоволений آسائش سیے ہونا dễ chịu 轻松自在的

2 producing a good physical feeling a comfortable chair. gemaklik مُريح удобен pohodlný behagelig; god bequem άνετος cómodo mugav آرامش بخش mukava confortable נֹח, @@@נוֹח$$$ आरामदेह udoban, lagodan, smiren kényelmes nyaman hæginda-, þægilegur comodo 快適な 편한 patogus ērts; komfortabls selesa comfortabel behagelig, god, veltilpass wygodny confortável confortabil удобный pohodlný udoben udoban bekväm, skön, komfortabel สะดวกสบาย rahat (ettiren) 舒適的 зручний; комфортабельний خوشگوار جسمانی احساس دینا tiện lợi 舒适的

3 financially secure without being rich a comfortable standard of living. gerus, gemaklik مَيْسور الحال комфортен dostatečný, uspokojivý tryg reichlich οικονομικά άνετος acomodado, desahogado aineliselt kindlustatud کافی؛ رضایت بخش mukava aisé חַי בִּרווָחָה सुखद lagodan kellemes cukup nægilegur, mátulegur soddisfacente 不自由のない 풍족한 pasiturimas apmierinošs; pietiekams; pārticis selamat welgesteld som har gode/trygge kår, rundelig bezpieczny confortável considerabil обеспеченный dostatočný zadosten dovoljno obezbeđen som har det bra ställt มั่งคั่ง hali vakti yerinde, oldukça zengin 寬裕的 забезпечений مالی طور پر آسودہ ہونا sung túc 惬意的

adv comfortably

welgesteld wees بِراحَةٍ приятно pohodlně behageligt; bekvemt; komfortabelt; godt; trygt bequem άνετα cómodamente mugavalt به راحتی mukavasti confortablement בְּנוֹחוּת आराम से,, सम्पन्नतापूर्वक udobno, komotno kényelmesen dengan nyaman þægilega comodamente 気持ちよく 쾌적하게 patogiai, pasiturimai apmierinoši; ērti dengan selesa welgesteld komfortabelt, bekvemt, godt, trygt wygodnie, bezpiecznie confortavelmente confortabil уютно pohodlne udobno udobno bekvämt, skönt, komfortabelt อย่างสบายใจ rahat, rahatça 舒適地 зручно; спокійно آرام سے một cách thoải mái 舒适地

adj comforting

producing a pleasant or relaxed feeling a comforting thought. troostend مُريح приятен povzbudivý, utěšující beroligende; trøstende; opmuntrende tröstlich καθησυχαστικός reconfortante lohutav تسکین بخش؛ آرامش دهنده lohdullinen réconfortant מְנָחֵם तसल्लीबख्श utješan vigasztaló nyaman, menyenangkan hughreystandi, huggandi confortante 元気づける 위로가 되는 raminantis, malonus nomierinošs menyenangkan troostrijk oppmuntrende, trøstende uspokajający reconfortante recon­fortant приятный povzbudivý tolažilen utešan skön, lugnande, trösterik ที่สะดวกสบาย rahatlatıcı, teselli veren 令人輕鬆愉快的 втішний آرام پہنچانا khuyên giải 令人鼓舞的

be comfortably off

to have enough money to live in comfort. daar goed in sit مَيْسور الحال заможен съм být dobře zajištěný være velhavende; have trygge kår; sidde godt i det wohlhabend έχω οικονομική άνεση vivir cómodamente kindlal järjel olema به حد کافی دارا بودن elää mukavasti être à l'aise חַי חָיֵי רווָחָה सम्पन्न komotno živjeti jól él berkecukupan í góðum efnum, nægilega efnaður vivere comodamente 不自由なく暮す 꽤 잘 살다 gyventi pasiturimai būt pārtikušam selesa in goeden doen zijn sitte i trygge kår żyć we względnym dostatku viver desafogadamente a trăi îndestulat/bine быть обеспеченным byť dobre zaopatrený udobno živeti finansijski obezbeđen ha det bra ställt อย่างมีอันจะกิน yeterince parası olmak, hali vakti yerinde olmak 生活舒適充裕 бути забезпеченим; жити при достатках آرام سے رہنے کے قابل ہونا phong lưu 富裕舒适的（生活）