comforter
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comforter¹
- /ˈkʌmfətə/ UK
- [ˈkʰʌɱfətʰə] UK
- /ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/ US
- [ˈkʰʌɱfɚɾɚ] US
- /ˈkɐ̞mfətə/ Australia
- [ˈkʰɐ̞ɱfəɾə] Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English comfortour et al, from Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort.
noun comforters
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A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
Let no comforter delight mine ear / But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.
Similar: consoler
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A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
A vast quilt or comforter was heaped beside the bed, in a broad puddle of congealed blood, thick and shiny on the patterned rugs.
Similar: duvet, (continental) quilt
- A woollen scarf for winter. […] round his neck he wore a flaming red worsted comforter, whereof the straggling ends peeped out beneath his threadbare Newmarket coat, which was very tight and buttoned all the way up.
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A pacifier.
Similar: binky, bink, bo-bo, comforter, dodie, dummy, nookie, paci, piece, pippy, soother
Comforter²
- /ˈkʌmfətə/ UK
- /ˈkʌmfəɹtəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
A translation of the Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos, “comforter”), used in several verses of the New Testament.
proper noun the Comforter
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The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost.
In these words, with which the Gospel for this day commences, He speaks of the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, and of the Father, and of Himself
Similar: Holy Spirit
Translations
Every language
noun person who comforts
| 中文 | 保惠師 /保惠师 bǎohuìshī |
|---|---|
| Português | consolador, confortador |
| Français | consolateur |
| Deutsch | Tröster |
| Italiano | consolatore, consolatrice |
| Русский | утеши́тель utešítelʹ, утеши́тельница utešítelʹnica |
noun padded cover
| 中文 | 棉被 miánbèi |
|---|---|
| Português | colcha |
| Deutsch | Bettdecke, Plumeau, Plümo |
| Ελληνικά | πάπλωμα páploma |
| Русский | стёганое ва́тное одея́ло stjóganoje vátnoje odejálo |
| Tiếng Việt | nước xả quần áo |
Talk about this word "comforter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comforter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. comforter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comforter "comforter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comforter.Cite this
@misc{comforter_2026,
title = {comforter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comforter},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
