comfort
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IPA [ˈkʌɱ.fɝt], [ˈkʌɱ.fəɻt], [ˈkʌɱ.fɻt], /ˈkʌmfərt/, AHD kŭm'fərt.
[edit] Etymology
From Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortāre, present active infinitive of confortō (“‘strengthen greatly’”), itself from Latin con- (“‘together’”) + fortis (“‘strong’”).
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comfort (plural comforts)
- Contentment, ease.
- Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.
- the comforts of home
- A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
- We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.
- A cause of relief or satisfaction.
- The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort: at least the independency was preserved.
[edit] Translations
contentment, ease
consolation
cause of relief or satisfaction
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to comfort (third-person singular simple present comforts, present participle comforting, simple past and past participle comforted)
- (transitive): To provide comfort to or relieve suffering.
- Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.
- To make the physical circumstances comfortable.
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to provide comfort
to make comfortable
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Terms derived from the noun or verb "comfort"
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[edit] Noun
comfort n. (plural comforts, diminutive comfortje, diminutive plural comfortjes)
- Physical comfort, ease