comforting
Variant of comfort
com·fort (kum′fərt)
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
Etymology: 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 aid and comfort
- 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 com′·fort·ing adjective
- comfortless com′·fort·less adjective
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comforting
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The more abhorrent a news item the more comforting it was to be the recipient since the fact that it had happened elsewhere proved that it had not happened here, was not happening here, and would therefore never happen here.
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