comfort
noun
1. a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
- he is a man who enjoys his comfort
- she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair
Similar word(s): comfortableness
Definition categories: state, condition, status
2. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
Definition categories: feeling, pleasance, pleasure
3. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Similar word(s): consolation, solace
Definition categories: act, ministration, relief, succor, succour
4. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
- he had all the material comforts of this world
Similar word(s): ease
Definition categories: state, affluence, richness
5. satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing
- his friendship was a comfort
- a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts
Definition categories: state, gratification, satisfaction
6. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Similar word(s): comforter, puff, quilt
Definition categories: man–made, bedclothes, bedding
7. assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
- it gave comfort to the enemy
Definition categories: act, aid, assist, assistance, help
Sentences with comfort as a noun:
- Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.
- the comforts of home
- We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.
- 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.
verb
1. give moral or emotional strength to
Similar word(s): console, solace, soothe
Definition categories: emotion
2. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
Similar word(s): ease
Definition categories: body, alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve
Sentences with comfort as a verb:
- Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.