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- [kuhm-fert]
- /ˈkʌm fərt/
- /ˈkʌmfət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhm-fert]
- /ˈkʌm fərt/
Definitions of comfort word
- uncountable noun comfort If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations. 3
- uncountable noun comfort Comfort is a style of life in which you have enough money to have everything you need. 3
- uncountable noun comfort Comfort is what you feel when worries or unhappiness stop. 3
- countable noun comfort If you refer to a person, thing, or idea as a comfort, you mean that it helps you to stop worrying or makes you feel less unhappy. 3
- verb comfort If you comfort someone, you make them feel less worried, unhappy, or upset, for example by saying kind things to them. 3
- countable noun comfort Comforts are things which make your life easier and more pleasant, such as electrical devices you have in your home. 3
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Origin of comfort
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English comfortien, variant of confortien, conforten < Anglo-French, Old French conforter < Late Latin confortāre to strengthen, equivalent to con- con- + -fortāre verbal derivative of Latin fortis strong; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Comfort
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
comfort popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
comfort usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for comfort
noun comfort
- amenity — Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort.
- contentment — Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- convenience — If something is done for your convenience, it is done in a way that is useful or suitable for you.
- well-being — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
verb comfort
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- console — If you console someone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them feel more cheerful.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- relieve — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- reassure — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
Antonyms for comfort
noun comfort
- inconvenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- displeasure — dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
- dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
verb comfort
- dispirit — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
- dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- bring down — When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
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