comforting
[ kuhm-fer-ting ]
/ ˈkʌm fər tɪŋ /
adjective
affording comfort or solace.
OTHER WORDS FROM comforting
com·fort·ing·ly, adverb un·com·fort·ing, adjectiveWords nearby comforting
comfort woman,
comfort zone,
comfortable,
comfortable as an old shoe, as,
comforter,
comforting,
comfrey,
comfy,
comic,
comic book,
comic opera
Definition for comforting (2 of 2)
comfort
[ kuhm-fert ]
/ ˈkʌm fərt /
verb (used with object)
noun
Origin of comfort
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.
synonym study for comfort
1.
Comfort,
console,
relieve,
soothe imply assuaging sorrow, worry, discomfort, or pain. To
comfort is to lessen the sadness or sorrow of someone and to strengthen by inspiring with hope and restoring a cheerful outlook:
to comfort a despairing person.
Console, a more formal word, means to make grief or distress seem lighter, by means of kindness and thoughtful attentions:
to console a bereaved parent.
Relieve means to lighten, lessen, or remove pain, trouble, discomfort, or hardship:
to relieve a needy person.
Soothe means to pacify or calm:
to soothe a child.
8. See
ease.
OTHER WORDS FROM comfort
com·fort·less, adjective un·com·fort·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH comfort
comfit comfortExample sentences from the Web for comforting
British Dictionary definitions for comforting
comfort
/ (ˈkʌmfət) /
noun
verb (tr)
to ease the pain of; soothe; cheer
to bring physical ease to
Derived forms of comfort
Word Origin for comfort
C13: from Old French
confort, from Late Latin
confortāre to strengthen very much, from Latin
con- (intensive) +
fortis strong
Idioms and Phrases with comforting
comfort
see cold comfort; creature comforts; too close for comfort.