comfort as in give moral or emotional strength to
Synonyms
- soothegive moral or emotional strength to ; cause to feel better
- consolegive moral or emotional strength to ; a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall ; a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system) ; an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
- solacegive moral or emotional strength to ; the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; comfort in disappointment or misery ; the act of consoling
comfort as in lessen pain or discomfort
- "alleviate"
- "ease the pain in your legs"
Synonyms
- easemove gently or carefully; lessen pain or discomfort; make easier; lessen the intensity of or calm; freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); freedom from constraint or embarrassment; freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
comfort as in a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
- "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"
- "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
Synonyms
- comfortablenessa state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; a feeling of being at ease in a relationship
comfort as in a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
comfort as in the act of consoling
- "giving relief in affliction"
- "his presence was a consolation to her"
Synonyms
- consolationthe comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; the act of consoling
- solacegive moral or emotional strength to ; the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; comfort in disappointment or misery ; the act of consoling
comfort as in a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
- "a life of luxury and ease"
- "he had all the material comforts of this world"
Synonyms
- easemove gently or carefully; lessen pain or discomfort; make easier; lessen the intensity of or calm; freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); freedom from constraint or embarrassment; freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
comfort as in satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing
- "his friendship was a comfort"
- "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts"
comfort as in bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Synonyms
- quiltbedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together ; stitch or sew together; create by stitching together
- comfortera person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune ; a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together ; device used for an infant to suck or bite on
- puffgathered for protruding fullness; smoke and exhale strongly; suck in or take (air); breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; make proud or conceited; praise extravagantly; speak in a blustering or scornful manner; to swell or cause to enlarge; blow hard and loudly; a short light gust of air ; a light inflated pastry or puff shell ; exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) ; bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together ; a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; thick cushion used as a seat ; a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
comfort as in assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
- "it gave comfort to the enemy"