Meaning of comfort in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkəmfərt/

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  1. Verb

    comfort

    Definitions

    1. give moral or emotional strength to

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  2. 2. lessen pain or discomfort

    Examples

    • « alleviate »
    • « ease the pain in your legs »

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  3. 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 »

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  4. 2. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
  5. 3. the act of consoling

    Examples

    • « giving relief in affliction »
    • « his presence was a consolation to her »

    Derived terms

  6. 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 »

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