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1. (v.t.) comfort
to soothe, console, or reassure; bring solace or cheer to:
to comfort someone after a loss.
2. comfort
to make physically comfortable.
3. (n.) comfort
relief in affliction; consolation; solace.
4. comfort
a feeling of relief or consolation.
5. comfort
a person or thing that gives consolation or relief.
6. comfort
a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety.
7. comfort
something that promotes such a state.
8. comfort
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a comforter or quilt.
9. comfort
Obs. strengthening aid; assistance.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME comfortien < AF, OF conforter < LL confortāre to strengthen <con-+ L fortis strong)
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1. (noun) comfort, comfortableness
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"
2. (noun) comfort
a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
3. (noun) consolation, comfort, solace
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
"his presence was a consolation to her"
4. (noun) ease, comfort
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
"a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"
5. (noun) comfort
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"
6. (noun) quilt, comforter, comfort, puff
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
7. (verb) comfort
assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
"it gave comfort to the enemy"
8. (verb) comfort, soothe, console, solace
give moral or emotional strength to
9. (verb) comfort, ease
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
"ease the pain in your legs"
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1. (noun) comfort
a state of feeling relaxed and being without pain
a seat designed for the driver's comfort
2. comfort
relief or reassurance about sth
We take comfort from our families.; It's a comfort to him to know you're here.
3. comfort
a situation in which you have everything you need in life
wealthy people living in comfort
4. (verb) comfort
to reassure sb when they are sad or worried
I didn't know how to comfort her.
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1. (noun) COMFORT
assistance; relief; support
2. (noun) COMFORT
encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation
3. (noun) COMFORT
a state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition
4. (noun) COMFORT
a wadded bedquilt; a comfortable
5. (noun) COMFORT
unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy
6. (verb) COMFORT
to make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate
7. (verb) COMFORT
to assist or help; to aid
8. (verb) COMFORT
to impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer
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Sense: a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc
They now live in comfort.
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 Afrikaans: gemak |
 Arabic: راحَه |
 Bulgarian: спокойствие |
 Brazilian: conforto |
 Czech: pohodlí |
 German: die Behaglichkeit |
 Danish: bekvemmelighed; velvære; |
 Greek: άνεση |
 Spanish: comodidad, confort, biene |
 Estonian: heaolu |
 Farsi: راحتی؛ آرامش |
 Finnish: elää mukavasti |
 French: confort |
 Hebrew: נוֹחוּת |
 Hindi: आराम |
 Croatian: zadovoljstvo, ugodnost, u |
 Hungarian: jólét |
 Indonesian: kenyamanan |
 Icelandic: þægindi |
 Italian: comodità, serenità |
 Japanese: 安楽 |
 Korean: 편안 |
 Lithuanian: poilsis, ramybė, jaukumas |
 Latvian: komforts |
 Malay: keselesaan |
 Dutch: comfort |
 Norwegian: velvære, komfort, bekvemm |
 Polish: wygoda |
 Persian: راحتی؛ آرامش |
 Pashto: هوسا |
 Portuguese: conforto |
 Romanian: confort |
 Russian: благополучие |
 Slovak: pohodlie |
 Slovenian: udobje |
 Serbian: komfor |
 Swedish: välbefinnande, välstånd |
 Thai: ความสบาย |
 Turkish: rahatlık, huzur |
 Taiwanese: 舒適 |
 Ukrainian: спокій |
 Urdu: آرام ، آسودگی |
 Vietnamese: sự an ủi |
 Chinese: 舒适 |
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