comfit | (noun) candy containing a fruit or nut | - |
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(verb) make into a confection | Synonyms: confect, confection |
comfort | (noun) the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction | Synonyms: consolation, solace |
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(noun) assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal | - |
(noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | Synonyms: comforter, puff, quilt |
(noun) a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment | - |
(noun) a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain | Synonyms: comfortableness |
(noun) a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state | Synonyms: ease |
(noun) satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing | - |
(verb) lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate | Synonyms: ease |
(verb) give moral or emotional strength to | Synonyms: console, solace, soothe |
comfortable | (adjective) providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) | Synonyms: comfy |
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(adjective) free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind | - |
(adjective) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | Synonyms: easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do |
(adjective) sufficient to provide comfort | - |
(adjective) having a wide margin | - |
comfortableness | (noun) a feeling of being at ease in a relationship | - |
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(noun) a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain | Synonyms: comfort |
comfortably | (adverb) in mental comfort; without stress | - |
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(adverb) in financial comfort | Synonyms: well |
(adverb) in physical comfort | - |
comforted | (adjective) made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress | - |
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comforter | (noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | Synonyms: comfort, puff, quilt |
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(noun) device used for an infant to suck or bite on | Synonyms: baby's dummy, pacifier, teething ring |
(noun) a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | Synonyms: sympathiser, sympathizer |
(noun) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies | Synonyms: allayer, reliever |
comforting | (adjective) affording comfort or solace | Synonyms: consolatory, consoling |
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(adjective) providing freedom from worry | Synonyms: cheering, satisfying |
comfortingly | (adverb) in a comforting or consoling manner | Synonyms: consolingly |
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comfortless | (adjective) without comfort | - |
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comforts | (noun) things that make you comfortable and at ease | Synonyms: amenities, conveniences, creature comforts |
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comfrey | (noun) leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked | Synonyms: healing herb |
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(noun) perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas | Synonyms: cumfrey |
comfy | (adjective) providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) | Synonyms: comfortable |
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