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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Comfort has 7 senses

• comfort(n = noun.state) 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"
is a kind of condition, status
has particulars: ease, relief, solace, solacement, cosiness, coziness, snugness, convenience
Derived form verb comfort₂
Antonym: discomfort

• comfort(n = noun.feeling) Array - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment; Array
is a kind of pleasance, pleasure
has particulars: consolation, solace, solacement, alleviation, assuagement, relief

• comfort(n = noun.act) consolation, solace - the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"
is a kind of ministration, relief, succor, succour
Derived form verb comfort₁

• comfort(n = noun.state) ease - 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"
is a kind of affluence, richness
has particulars: lap of luxury

• comfort(n = noun.state) Array - satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing; "his friendship was a comfort"; "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts"
is a kind of gratification, satisfaction

• comfort(n = noun.artifact) comforter, puff, quilt - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together; Array
is a kind of bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding
has particulars: continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown, patchwork, patchwork quilt
Derived form verb comfort₂

• comfort(n = noun.act) Array - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"
is a kind of aid, assist, assistance, help

Verb Comfort has 2 senses

• comfort(v = verb.emotion) console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to; Array
Derived forms noun comfort₃, noun comforter₂, noun comforter₁
Sample sentence:
The good news will Comfort her

• comfort(v = verb.body) ease - lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
is one way to alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve
Derived forms noun comfort₆, noun comfort₁, noun comforter₄, noun comforter₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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DEVIL DICTIONARY

Comfort

n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.

THESAURUS

Comfort

Easy Street, abet, abundance, acceptance, advocate, affluence, afghan, aid, aid and abet, aid and comfort, allay, alleviate, amusement, animal pleasure, assist, assistance, assuage, assurance, assure, avail, bail out, balm, bear a hand, bear up, bed linen, bed of roses, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread, befriend, benefit, blanket, bodily pleasure, brighten, buck up, buffalo robe, carnal delight, case, cheer, clothes, clover, comforter, commiserate, commiseration, composure, condole, condole with, condolement, condolence, consolation, console, content, contentedness, contentment, contour sheet, convenience, countenance, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid, coziness, creature comforts, do good, doctor, ease, easement, easy circumstances, eiderdown, embolden, encourage, encouragement, endorse, endpleasure, enjoyment, entertainment, entire satisfaction, euphoria, express sympathy for, facility, favor, feel with, felicity, fitted sheet, fleshpots, forepleasure, fruition, fulfillment, fun, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give comfort, give help, gladden, go for, good offices, gracious life, gracious living, gratification, great satisfaction, grieve for, grieve with, gusto, hand, happiness, hearten, hearty enjoyment, help, inactivity, intellectual pleasure, joie de vivre, keen pleasure, keep in countenance, kicks, lap of luxury, lap robe, lend a hand, lend one aid, life of ease, lift, lighten, linen, loaves and fishes, luxury, ministration, ministry, mitigate, office, offices, opulence, patchwork quilt, peace of mind, physical pleasure, pillow slip, pillowcase, pleasure, plenty, proffer aid, prosperity, prosperousness, protect, protection, put at ease, quiet, quiet pleasure, quilt, rally, reassurance, reassure, reclaim, reconcilement, reconciliation, redeem, refresh, relaxation, relief, relieve, relish, remedy, render assistance, renew, repose, rescue, resignation, rest, restfulness, restore, resuscitate, revive, robe, rug, satisfaction, save, security, self-gratification, self-indulgence, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure, service, set at ease, set up, sexual pleasure, sharing of grief, sheet, sheeting, shine upon, shred of comfort, sleep, slip, smile upon, solace, solacement, soothe, soothing words, sorrow with, speak soothing words, spread, subscribe, success, succor, support, sweetness of life, sympathize, sympathize with, sympathy, take in tow, the affluent life, the good life, therapy, thriving condition, titillation, tranquillity, unbuttoned ease, upraise, upward mobility, velvet, voluptuousness, weal, wealth, weep for, weep with, welfare, well-being, zest

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Pleasure

N pleasure, gratification, enjoyment, fruition, oblectation, delectation, delection, relish, zest, gusto, satisfaction, complacency, well-being, good, snugness, comfort, ease, cushion, sans souci, without worry, mind at ease, joy, gladness, delight, glee, cheer, sunshine, cheerfulness, treat, refreshment, amusement, luxury, mens sana in corpore sano, a sound mind in a sound body, happiness, felicity, bliss, beatitude, beautification, enchantment, transport, rapture, ravishment, ecstasy, summum bonum, paradise, elysium, third heaven, seventh heaven, cloud nine, unalloyed happiness, hedonics, hedonism, honeymoon, palmy days, halcyon days, golden age, golden time, Dixie, Dixie's land, Saturnia regna, Arcadia, Shangri-La, happy valley, Agapemone, pleased, not sorry, glad, gladsome, pleased as Punch, happy, blest, blessed, blissful, beatified, happy as a clam at high water, happy as a clam, happy as a king, happy as the day is long, thrice happy, ter quaterque beatus, enjoying, joyful, hedonic, in a blissful state, in paradise, in raptures, in ecstasies, in a transport of delight, comfortable, at ease, content, sans souci, overjoyed, entranced, enchanted, enraptures, enravished, transported, fascinated, captivated, with a joyful face, with sparkling eyes, pleasing, ecstatic, beatic, painless, unalloyed, without alloy, cloudless, happily, with pleasure, with glee, one's heart leaping with joy, a wilderness of sweets, I wish you all the joy that you can wish, jour de ma vie, joy ruled the day and love the night, joys season'd high and tasting strong of guilt, oh happiness, our being's end and aim!, there is a pleasure that is born of pain, throned on highest bliss, vedi Napoli e poi muori, zwischen Freud und Leid ist die Brucke nicht weit, the bridge between joy and sorrow is not wide.

Content

VB be content, rest satisfied, rest and be thankful, take the good the gods provide, let well alone, let well enough alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, take up with, take in good part, accept, tolerate, consent, acquiesce, assent, be reconciled to, make one's peace with, get over it, take heart, take comfort, put up with, render content, set at ease, comfort, set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest, speak peace, conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile, content, satisfy, gratify, be tolerated, go down, go down well, go down with, do, be OK.

Relief

N relief, deliverance, refreshment, easement, softening, alleviation, mitigation, palliation, soothing, lullaby, solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement, lenitive, restorative, cushion, crumb of comfort, balm in Gilead, relieving, consolatory, soothing, assuaging, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, lenitive, palliative, anodyne, curative, here comes a man of comfort.

VB relieve, ease, alleviate, mitigate, palliate, soothe, salve, soften, soften down, foment, stupe, poultice, assuage, allay, cheer, comfort, console, enliven, encourage, bear up, pat on the back, give comfort, set at ease, gladden the heart, cheer the heart, inspirit, invigorate, remedy, cure, refresh, pour balm into, pour oil on, smooth the ruffled brow of care, temper the wind to the shorn lamb, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, disburden, take a load off one's chest, get a load off one's chest, take off a load of care, be relieved, breathe more freely, draw a long breath, take comfort, dry the tears, dry the eyes, wipe the tears, wipe the eyes.

Physical Pleasure

N physical pleasure, pleasure, physical pleasure, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure, bodily enjoyment, animal gratification, hedonism, sensuality, luxuriousness, dissipation, round of pleasure, titillation, gusto, creature comforts, comfort, ease, pillow, luxury, lap of luxury, purple and fine linen, bed of downs, bed of roses, velvet, clover, cup of Circe, treat, refreshment, regale, feast, delice, dainty, bonne bouche, source of pleasure, happiness, enjoying, luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, comfortable, cosy, snug, in comfort, at ease, pleasant, agreeable, in comfort, on a bed of roses, at one's ease, ride si sapis, voluptales commendat rarior usus.

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