COMFORT

Pronunciation (US):

• COMFORT (noun)
  The noun COMFORT has 4 senses:

1. a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
2. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
3. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
4. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

  Familiarity information: COMFORT used as a noun is uncommon.

• COMFORT (verb)
  The verb COMFORT has 2 senses:

1. give moral or emotional strength to
2. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

  Familiarity information: COMFORT used as a verb is rare.

• COMFORT (noun)

Meaning:

A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

comfort; comfortableness

Context examples:

he is a man who enjoys his comfort / she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair

Hypernyms ("comfort" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Attribute:

comfortable; comfy (providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal))

uncomfortable (providing or experiencing physical discomfort)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comfort"):

ease; relief (the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress))

solace; solacement (comfort in disappointment or misery)

cosiness; coziness; snugness (a state of warm snug comfort)

convenience (the state of being suitable or opportune)

Antonym:

discomfort (the state of being tense and feeling pain)

Meaning:

A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("comfort" is a kind of...):

pleasance; pleasure (a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comfort"):

consolation; solace; solacement (the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment)

alleviation; assuagement; relief (the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced)

Meaning:

The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

consolation; comfort; solace

Context example:

his presence was a consolation to her

Hypernyms ("comfort" is a kind of...):

ministration; relief; succor; succour (assistance in time of difficulty)

Meaning:

A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ease; comfort

Context examples:

a life of luxury and ease / he had all the material comforts of this world

Hypernyms ("comfort" is a kind of...):

affluence; richness (abundant wealth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comfort"):

lap of luxury (in conditions of wealth and comfort)

• COMFORT (verb)

Meaning:

Give moral or emotional strength to

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

comfort; console; solace; soothe

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "comfort"):

calm; calm down; lull; quiet; quieten; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize (make calm or still)

allay; ease; relieve; still (lessen the intensity of or calm)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The good news will comfort her

Meaning:

Lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

comfort; ease

Context example:

ease the pain in your legs

Hypernyms (to "comfort" is one way to...):

alleviate; assuage; palliate; relieve (provide physical relief, as from pain)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody