comfort

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    comfortableness,
  • (n) a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
  • (n) the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
    • his presence was a consolation to her
    consolation, solace,
  • (n) 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
    ease,
  • (n) 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
  • (n) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together quilt, comforter, puff,
  • (n) assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
    • it gave comfort to the enemy

Verbs

  • (v) give moral or emotional strength to console, solace, soothe,
  • (v) lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
    • ease the pain in your legs
    ease,

Synonyms

comfortableness console solace soothe ease consolation quilt comforter puff

Antonyms

discomfort uncomfortableness

Words of close approximity

comfortable comfortableness comfortably comforted comforter comfort food comforting comfortingly comfortless comforts comfort station comfort woman comfort zone