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comforting


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  comforting 
 
  The  adj  comforting  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  comforting,  cheering,  satisfying  --  (providing  freedom  from  worry) 
  2.  (1)  comforting,  consolatory,  consoling  --  (affording  comfort  or  solace) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  comforting 
 
  2  senses  of  comforting 
 
  Sense  1 
  comforting,  cheering,  satisfying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  satisfactory)  ->  unsatisfactory 
 
  Sense  2 
  comforting,  consolatory,  consoling 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  reassuring)  ->  unreassuring,  worrisome 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  comforting 
 
  2  senses  of  comforting 
 
  Sense  1 
  comforting,  cheering,  satisfying 
  =>  satisfactory  (vs.  unsatisfactory) 
 
  Sense  2 
  comforting,  consolatory,  consoling 
  =>  reassuring  (vs.  unreassuring) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  comforting 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  comforting 
 
  comforting  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  comforting 
  comforting 
 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  comforting 
 
  The  adj  comforting  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  comforting,  cheering,  satisfying  --  (providing  freedom  from  worry) 
  2.  (1)  comforting,  consolatory,  consoling  --  (affording  comfort  or  solace) 



comforting definition