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com⋅fort
[kuhm-fert] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss. |
| 2. | to make physically comfortable. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to aid; support or encourage. |
–noun
| 4. | relief in affliction; consolation; solace: Her presence was a comfort to him. |
| 5. | a feeling of relief or consolation: Her forgiveness afforded him great comfort. |
| 6. | a person or thing that gives consolation: She was a great comfort to him. |
| 7. | a cause or matter of relief or satisfaction: The patient's recovery was a comfort to the doctor. |
| 8. | a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety: He is a man who enjoys his comfort. |
| 9. | something that promotes such a state: His wealth allows him to enjoy a high degree of comfort. |
| 10. | Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a comforter or quilt. |
| 11. | Obsolete. strengthening aid; assistance. |
Origin:
1175–1225; (v.) ME comfortien, var. of confortien, conforten < AF, OF conforter < LL confortāre to strengthen, equiv. to con- con- + -fortāre v. deriv. of L fortis strong; (n.) ME < AF, OF, n. deriv. of the v.
1175–1225; (v.) ME comfortien, var. of confortien, conforten < AF, OF conforter < LL confortāre to strengthen, equiv. to con- con- + -fortāre v. deriv. of L fortis strong; (n.) ME < AF, OF, n. deriv. of the v.
Related forms:
com⋅fort⋅less, adjective
Synonyms:
1. pacify, calm, solace, gladden. Comfort, console, relieve, soothe imply assuaging sorrow, worry, discomfort, or pain. To comfort is to lessen the sadness or sorrow of someone and to strengthen by inspiring with hope and restoring a cheerful outlook: to comfort a despairing person. Console, a more formal word, means to make grief or distress seem lighter, by means of kindness and thoughtful attentions: to console a bereaved parent. Relieve means to lighten, lessen, or remove pain, trouble, discomfort, or hardship: to relieve a needy person. Soothe means to pacify or calm: to soothe a child. 1, 2. ease. 8. See ease.
1. pacify, calm, solace, gladden. Comfort, console, relieve, soothe imply assuaging sorrow, worry, discomfort, or pain. To comfort is to lessen the sadness or sorrow of someone and to strengthen by inspiring with hope and restoring a cheerful outlook: to comfort a despairing person. Console, a more formal word, means to make grief or distress seem lighter, by means of kindness and thoughtful attentions: to console a bereaved parent. Relieve means to lighten, lessen, or remove pain, trouble, discomfort, or hardship: to relieve a needy person. Soothe means to pacify or calm: to soothe a child. 1, 2. ease. 8. See ease.
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| com·fort (kŭm'fərt) tr.v. com·fort·ed, com·fort·ing, com·forts
[Middle English comforten, from Old French conforter, to strengthen, from Late Latin cōnfortāre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.] com'fort·ing·ly adv. Synonyms: 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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