comfort
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkʌm.fət/, X-SAMPA: /"kVm.f@t/
- (US) enPR: kŭm'fərt, IPA: /ˈkʌm.fɝt/, X-SAMPA: /"kVm.f3`t/
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Etymology [edit]
From Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortāre, present active infinitive of confortō (“strengthen greatly”), itself from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).
Noun [edit]
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.
Antonyms [edit]
- (contentment, ease): austerity
Translations [edit]
contentment, ease
consolation
cause of relief or satisfaction
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Verb [edit]
comfort (third-person singular simple present comforts, present participle comforting, simple past and past participle comforted)
- (transitive): To relieve distress or suffering; to provide comfort to.
- Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.
- To make the physical circumstances comfortable.
Translations [edit]
to provide comfort
to make comfortable
console — see console
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from the noun or verb "comfort"
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Noun [edit]
comfort n (plural comforts, diminutive comfortje)
- Physical comfort, ease
