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comfort

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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.

[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.]

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.

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

Comfort of cats.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.comfortcomfort - 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"
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"
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"
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.comfortcomfort - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
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"
Verb1.comfort - give moral or emotional strength to
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"
alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

comfort
noun 1. ease, luxury, wellbeing, opulence
verb 3. console, encourage, ease, cheer, strengthen, relieve, reassure, soothe, hearten, solace, assuage, gladden, commiserate with << OPPOSITE distress
Translations
comfort [ˈkʌmfət] ncomodidad f; confort m (= well-being); bienestar m (= solace); consuelo (= relief); alivio
vtconsolar see also comforts

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

comfort [ˈkʌmfət] n (physical) → Behaglichkeit f;
(material) → Komfort m;
(solace, relief) → Trost m
vttrösten;
comforts npl (of home etc) → Komfort m, Annehmlichkeiten pl

comfort [ˈkʌmfət] ncomodità f inv; benessere m (= solace); consolazione f; conforto
vtconsolare, confortare see also comforts

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 안락함 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
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 ()confort רְווָחָה तसल्ली utjeha, bodrenje kényelem kenyamanan þægindi comodità, confort; conforto 慰め 위안을 주는 것 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
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$$$ सुखदायी, आरामदेह udoban, lagodan kényelmes nyaman þægilegur; rólegur a proprio agio 気持のよい 안락한 patenkintas apmierināts selesa behaaglijk behagelig, bekvem, komfortabel zrelaksowany confortável relaxat, liniştit комфортный;довольный spokojný udoben udobno väl till mods, nöjd och belåten สะดวกสบาย rahat, konforlu 輕松自在的 спокійний, задоволений آسائش سیے ہونا dễ chịu
2 producing a good physical feeling a comfortable chair. gemaklik مُريح удобен pohodlný behagelig; god bequem άνετος cómodo mugav آرامش بخش mukava confortable נֹח, @@@נוֹח$$$ 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
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 넉넉한 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
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
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 위로[]가 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鼓舞
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 윤택하게 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 富裕舒適的(生活) бути забезпеченим; жити при достатках آرام سے رہنے کے قابل ہونا phong lưu 富裕生活


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With a stronger voice she soon added, "I have this comfort immediately, that it has not been more than an error of fancy on my side, and that it has done no harm to anyone but myself.
Richard had originally a cunning expedient, by which the chimneys were intended to be so low, and so situated, as to resemble ornaments on the balustrades; but comfort required that the chimneys should rise with the roof, in order that the smoke might bc carried off, and they thus became four extremely conspicuous objects in the view.
The little voice sighed deeply: it was VERY unhappy, evidently, and Alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, 'If it would only sigh like other people
 
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