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1. comfort
noun. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment.
Synonyms
- consolation
- relief
- help
- sympathy
- condolence
- commiseration
- support
- reassurance
- assuagement
- solace
- pleasance
- solacement
Antonyms
- loud
- noisy
- audible
- sound
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
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Rhymes with Comfort
- beaufort
- befort
- cyphert
- dalfort
- discomfort
- dufort
- effort
- eifert
- frankfort
- frankfurt
- geffert
- goepfert
- hoffert
- leffert
- lefort
- meffert
- monfort
- montfort
- neifert
- rochefort
Sentences with comfort
1. Noun, singular or mass
Allow the people who love you to offer their comfort** and support.
Quotes about comfort
1. Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without this comfort, be insupportable.
- William Samuel Johnson
2. Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition.
- Edward Gibbon
3. Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.
- Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies
2. comfort
noun. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.
Synonyms
- uncomfortable
- comfortable
- relief
- condition
- snugness
- solace
- coziness
- convenience
- ease
- solacement
- comfortableness
- status
- comfy
Antonyms
- discomfort
- uncomfortable
- agitated
- stormy
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
3. comfort
noun. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction.
Synonyms
- ministration
- succour
- relief
- solace
- succor
Antonyms
- worsen
- irritate
- restrict
- enforce
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
4. comfort
verb. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] give moral or emotional strength to.
Synonyms
- console
- relieve
- quiet
- tranquillise
- tranquillize
- lull
- allay
- solace
- soothe
- tranquilize
- quieten
- calm down
- still
- calm
Antonyms
- destabilise
- easy
- poor
- uneasy
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
5. comfort
verb. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate.
Synonyms
- relieve
- alleviate
- assuage
- ease
Antonyms
- running
- sparkling
- discomposed
- destabilize
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
6. comfort
noun. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal.
Synonyms
- aid
- assist
- assistance
Antonyms
- difficult
- difficulty
- effortfulness
- stay in place
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
7. comfort
noun. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing.
Synonyms
- gratification
Antonyms
- wild
- unquiet
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
8. comfort
noun. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state.
Synonyms
- affluence
- lap of luxury
- ease
Antonyms
- disorder
- unquietly
- stimulate
- abstain
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)
9. comfort
noun. ['ˈkʌmfɝt'] bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together.
Synonyms
- patchwork
- eiderdown
- bed clothing
- comforter
- patchwork quilt
- bedclothes
- bedding
- puff
- duvet
- continental quilt
Antonyms
- blame
- worry
- louden
- discomposure
Etymology
- conforter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- confortare (Latin)