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- Dictionarycomforting/ˈkʌmfətɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. serving to alleviate a person's feelings of grief or distress: "we would like to thank our family and friends for their support and their comforting words"
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COMFORT definition: 1. a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain: 2. the state of feeling better after…. Learn more.
making you feel less sad or worried: I found her words very comforting. Hot soup is very comforting on a cold winter's day. Synonym. cheering. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reassuring. assure someone of something. be/take a weight off your mind idiom.
If you comfort someone, you make them feel less worried, unhappy, or upset, for example by saying kind things to them.
If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
The meaning of COMFORT is to give strength and hope to : cheer. How to use comfort in a sentence.
Comforting definition: affording comfort or solace.. See examples of COMFORTING used in a sentence.
Comfort, console, relieve, soothe imply assuaging sorrow, worry, discomfort, or pain. To comfort is to lessen the sadness or sorrow of someone and to strengthen by inspiring with hope and restoring a cheerful outlook: to comfort a despairing person.
Check pronunciation: comforting. Definition of comforting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress: finally sat in comfort on the soft pillows. b. A condition of well-being, contentment, and security: an income that allowed them to live in comfort.
noun. /ˈkʌmfət/ /ˈkʌmfərt/ Word Family. Idioms. [uncountable] the state of being physically relaxed and free from pain; the state of having a pleasant life, with everything that you need. The hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service. I didn't want to leave the comfort of my bed.
