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comfort¹

  • /ˈkʌm.fət/ UK
  • /ˈkʊm.fət/ Northern England
  • /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ Canada, US
  • [ˈkʰɐɱ.fɚt] Canada, US
  • /ˈkɐm.fət/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈkʰɐɱ.fət] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈkʌm.fɔɹt/
  • /kʌmˈfɔɹt/

Where it comes from

From Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confortō. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre.

noun comforts

  1. countable, uncountable Contentment, ease. Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.

    Opposite: austerity

  2. countable, uncountable Something that offers comfort. Coordinate term: glimmer (2020s, neologism; a happy moment)
  3. countable, uncountable A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry. We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.

    Similar: liss, solace, alleviation, comfort, consolation, ease, mercy, release, relief, respite

  4. countable, uncountable A cause of relief or satisfaction. The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort: at least the independency was preserved.

comfort²

  • /ˈkʌm.fət/ UK
  • /ˈkʊm.fət/ Northern England
  • /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ Canada, US
  • [ˈkʰɐɱ.fɚt] Canada, US
  • /ˈkɐm.fət/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈkʰɐɱ.fət] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈkʌm.fɔɹt/
  • /kʌmˈfɔɹt/

Where it comes from

From Middle English comforten, from Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortō (“to strengthen greatly”), itself from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).

verb comforts · comforting · comforted

  1. transitive To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to. Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.

    Similar: besoothe, console

  2. obsolete To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. God's own testimony […] doth not a little comfort and confirm the same.
  3. obsolete To assist or help; to aid. I […] cannot help the noble chevalier: / God comfort him in this necessity!

Similar: besoothe, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothe · Opposite: hurt, vex

Comfort³

Where it comes from

From the English word comfort.

proper noun Comforts

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A female given name.
  3. countable, uncountable A township in Kanabec County, Minnesota.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Jones County, North Carolina.
  5. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Kendall County, Texas.
  6. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Boone County, West Virginia.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in the town of Weston, Dunn County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: consolation, solace, comfortableness, ease, soothe, console, comfortable, easefulness, appeasement, palliative, alleviation, satisfaction, wellness, relief, welfare, well-being

verb

Similar: besoothe, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothe · Opposite: hurt, vex

Translations

Every language

noun contentment, ease

Españolcomodidad, confort
日本語快適さ kaitekisa
中文舒適 /舒适 shūshì
हिन्दीआराम ārām, सुखद sukhad
Portuguêsconforto
Françaisconfort
DeutschBehaglichkeit, Bequemlichkeit, Komfort
Italianoagio, comodità
Ελληνικάάνεση ánesi
Românăconfort
Русскийудо́бство udóbstvo, комфо́рт komfórt, ую́т ujút
العربيةرَاحَة rāḥa
עבריתנוחות nokhút

noun consolation

Españolconsuelo
日本語慰め nagusame
中文安慰 ānwèi
हिन्दीसांत्वना sāntvanā
Portuguêsconforto, consolo
DeutschTrost, Tröstung
Ελληνικάπαρηγοριά parigoriá
Românăconsolare
Русскийутеше́ние utešénije
العربيةجابر
עבריתנחמה nekhamá

noun cause of relief or satisfaction

中文安逸 ānyì
Portuguêsconforto, consolo
DeutschTrost, Tröstung
Русскийуте́ха utéxa, утеше́ние utešénije
עבריתנחמה nekhamá

verb to provide comfort to — see also console

Españolconfortar
日本語慰める nagumeru
中文安慰 ānwèi, 寬慰 /宽慰 kuānwèi
हिन्दीसांत्वना sāntvanā
Portuguêsconfortar, reconfortar
Françaisconsoler
Deutschtrösten, ermutigen
Ελληνικάπαρηγορώ parigoró
Русскийуспока́ивать uspokáivatʹ, успоко́ить uspokóitʹ, утеша́ть utešátʹ, уте́шить utéšitʹ
العربيةوَاسَى wāsā, عَزَّى ʕazzā, سَلَّى sallā
עבריתהרגיע hirgía, ניחם nikhém

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@misc{comfort_2026,
  title = {comfort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comfort},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}