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Word: Comfort
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (as a noun, in the senses ‘strengthening, support, consolation’; as a verb, in the senses ‘strengthen, give support, console’): from Old French confort (noun), conforter (verb), from late Latin confortare ‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis ‘strong’. The sense ‘something producing physical ease’ arose in the mid 17th century
ˈkʌmfət
a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint
Short Definition:physical ease
Examples:- there is room for four people to travel in comfort
the easing or alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress
Short Definition:consolation for grief or anxiety
Examples:- a few words of comfort
- they should take comfort that help is available
a warm quilt.
Short Definition:quilt
Word: Comfort
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkʌmfət
ease the grief or distress of
Short Definition:console
Examples:- the victim was comforted by friends before being taken to hospital
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