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Meaning of comfort in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkəmfərt/
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Verb
comfort
Definitions
1.
give moral or emotional strength to
2.
lessen pain or discomfort
Examples
« alleviate »
« ease the pain in your legs »
Noun
comfort
Etymology
Middle English (as a noun, in the senses ‘strengthening, support, consolation’; as a verb, in the senses ‘strengthen, give support, console’): from Old French confort (noun), conforter (verb), from late Latin confortare‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis‘strong’. The sense ‘something producing physical ease’ arose in the mid 17th century
Definitions
1.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
Examples
« he is a man who enjoys his comfort »
« she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair »
Antonyms
discomfort
uncomfortableness
2.
a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
3.
the act of consoling
Examples
« giving relief in affliction »
« his presence was a consolation to her »
4.
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
Examples
« a life of luxury and ease »
« he had all the material comforts of this world »