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   comfort

   /ˈkʌmfət/

   noun

   • 1. a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint: "there is room for four people to travel in comfort"
   • ▪ things that contribute to physical ease and well-being: "the low upholstered chair was one of the room's few comforts"
   • ▪ prosperity and the pleasant lifestyle secured by it: "my father left us enough to live in comfort" Similar easefreedom from hardshipreposerelaxationserenitytranquillitycontentmentcontentwell-beingcosinessenjoymentluxuryaffluenceprosperityprosperousnesswealthopulenceplentysufficiencywelfarebed of rosesrare:easefulnessOpposite discomforthardship
   • 2. the easing or alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress: "a few words of comfort" Similar consolationsolacecondolencesympathyfellow feelingcommiserationhelpsupportsuccourreliefeasementalleviationreassurancecheergladdeningOpposite grief
   • ▪ a person or thing that helps to alleviate a difficult situation: "his friendship was a great comfort"
   • 3. a warm quilt. dialect US

   verb

   • 1. ease the grief or distress of: "the victim was comforted by friends before being taken to hospital"
   • ▪ improve the mood of or restore a sense of physical well-being to: "he dined outdoors, comforted by the crackling sounds of the fire"

   Word Origin 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.

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     COMFORT meaning: 1. a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and...

   • Comfort: Arabic Translation

     COMFORT translate: راحة, يُريح. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Comfort: German Translation

     COMFORT translate: die Behaglichkeit, der Komfort, der...

   • Comfort: French Translation

     COMFORT translate: confort [masculine], réconfort...

   • Comfort: Malay Translation

     COMFORT translate: keselesaan, kesenangan. Learn more in the...

   • Comfort: Thai Translation

     COMFORT translate: ความสบาย, สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก. Learn more...

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