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comfort


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  comfort 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  comfort 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
  =>  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  comfort 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  comfort 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
  =>  lull 
  =>  compose 
  =>  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle 
  =>  reassure,  assure 
  =>  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
  =>  abreact 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  comfort 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  comfort 
 
  2  senses  of  comfort 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
 
  Sense  2 
  comfort,  ease 
  =>  relieve,  alleviate,  palliate,  assuage 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  comfort 
 
  comfort  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  comfort 
 
  Sense  1 
  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  comfort,  ease 
  =>  relieve,  alleviate,  palliate,  assuage 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  comfort 
  cold  comfort 
  comfort 
  comfort  station 
  comfort  zone 
  comfortableness 
  comforter 
  comforts 
  discomfort 
  louis  comfort  tiffany 
 
  Overview  of  noun  comfort 
 
  The  noun  comfort  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  comfort,  comfortableness  --  (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") 
  2.  (5)  comfort  --  (a  feeling  of  freedom  from  worry  or  disappointment) 
  3.  (4)  consolation,  comfort,  solace  --  (the  act  of  consoling;  giving  relief  in  affliction;  "his  presence  was  a  consolation  to  her") 
  4.  ease,  comfort  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  comfort 
 
  The  verb  comfort  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace  --  (give  moral  or  emotional  strength  to) 
  2.  (1)  comfort,  ease  --  (ease  physically) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  comfort 
  comfortable 
  comforted 
  comforting 
  comfortless 
 
  Overview  of  noun  comfort 
 
  The  noun  comfort  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  comfort,  comfortableness  --  (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") 
  2.  (5)  comfort  --  (a  feeling  of  freedom  from  worry  or  disappointment) 
  3.  (4)  consolation,  comfort,  solace  --  (the  act  of  consoling;  giving  relief  in  affliction;  "his  presence  was  a  consolation  to  her") 
  4.  ease,  comfort  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  comfort 
 
  The  verb  comfort  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace  --  (give  moral  or  emotional  strength  to) 
  2.  (1)  comfort,  ease  --  (ease  physically) 



comfort definition