comfort

  • 41comfort — 1. noun /ˈkʌm.fət,ˈkʌm.fɝt/ a) Contentment, ease. Sleep in comfort with our new mattress. b) A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry. the comforts of home …

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  • 42comfort — com·fort s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} insieme degli agi o delle comodità: il comfort della propria abitazione | estens., la struttura, l oggetto, il mezzo che offrono tali comodità, spec. di un albergo, di un mezzo di trasporto e sim.: la… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 43comfort — [13] Comfort did not always have its present ‘soft’ connotations of physical ease, contentment, and well being. Etymologically it means ‘make someone stronger’, and its original English sense was ‘encourage, support’ (this survives in such… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44comfort — /ˈkʌmfət / (say kumfuht) verb (t) 1. to soothe when in grief; console; cheer. 2. to make physically comfortable. 3. Obsolete to aid; encourage. –noun 4. relief in affliction; consolation; solace. 5. the feeling of relief or consolation. 6. a… …

  • 45comfort —    Olu, hō olu, maha, ho onā.    ♦ Place of comfort, kahua o Mali o (poetic).   In poetry, coolness and rain may signify comfort. See saying, uku lele …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 46comfort — [13] Comfort did not always have its present ‘soft’ connotations of physical ease, contentment, and well being. Etymologically it means ‘make someone stronger’, and its original English sense was ‘encourage, support’ (this survives in such… …

    Word origins

  • 47comfort — See: COLD COMFORT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 48comfort — See: COLD COMFORT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 49Comfort — This interesting name, with variant spellings Compfort, Compford, Comford and Comport, derives from the Medieval English Cumfort , (Old French Cunfort or Confort ), meaning encouragement, aid, or support, and was originally given as a personal… …

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  • 50Comfort — Original name in latin Comfort Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 29.96772 latitude 98.90503 altitude 435 Population 2363 Date 2011 05 14 …

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