comfort

Meanings

Noun

• Contentment, ease.
• Something that offers comfort.
• A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
• A cause of relief or satisfaction.

Verb

• To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
• To make comfortable.
• To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
• To assist or help; to aid.

Related

Similar words

• liss
• besoothe

Opposite words

• austerity

Origin

• The verb is from Middle English conforten, from Old French conforter, from Late Latin confortō ("to strengthen greatly"), itself from Latin con- ("together") + fortis.
• The noun is from Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confortō. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre.