comfort
Comfort means to give a sense of peace to someone.
(verb)An example of comfort is giving a sad friend a big hug.
The definition of comfort is relief and encouragement or is a person who provides this for another.
(noun)An example of comfort is someone knowing that all of their monthly bills have been paid.
See comfort in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
- to give a sense of ease to
- Law to help; aid
Origin: ME comforten < OFr conforter, to comfort < LL (esp. in Vulg. of O.T.) confortare, to strengthen much < L com-, intens. + fortis, strong: see fort
noun
- aid; encouragement: now only in
- relief from distress, grief, etc.; consolation
- a person or thing that comforts
- a state of ease and quiet enjoyment, free from worry, pain, or trouble
- anything that makes life easy or comfortable
- ☆ a quilted bed covering; comforter
Related Forms:
- comforting adjective
- comfortless adjective
See comfort in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb com·fort·ed, com·fort·ing, com·forts
- To soothe in time of affliction or distress.
- To ease physically; relieve.
- A condition or feeling of pleasurable ease, well-being, and contentment.
- Solace in time of grief or fear.
- Help; assistance: gave comfort to the enemy.
- One that brings or provides comfort.
- The capacity to give physical ease and well-being: enjoying the comfort of my favorite chair.
- Chiefly Southern & Lower Northern U.S. A quilted bedcover; a comforter.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English comforten
Origin: , from Old French conforter, to strengthen
Origin: , from Late Latin cōnfortāre
Origin: : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com-
Origin: + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- comˈfort·ing·ly adverb
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