COMFORT
Dictionary entry overview: What does comfort mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• 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
