comforting

comforting
comforting comforting adj. 1. providing freedom from worry.

Syn: cheering, satisfying. [WordNet 1.5]

2. affording comfort or solace.

Syn: consolatory, consoling. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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