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com·fort / ˈkəmfərt/ • n. 1. a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint. ∎ (comforts) things that contribute to physical ease and well-being. ∎ prosperity and the pleasant lifestyle secured by it. 2. consolation for grief or anxiety: a few words of comfort. ∎ reassurance: they should take comfort that help is available. ∎ [in sing.] a person or thing that gives consolation: his friendship was a great comfort. ∎ a person or thing that gives satisfaction: I felt a great comfort in the relationship of the moon to my astrological sign. 3. dial. a warm quilt. • v. [tr.] soothe in grief; console. ∎ help (someone) feel at ease; reassure. PHRASES: too — for comfort causing physical or mental unease by an excess of the specified quality: it can be too hot for comfort in July and August.DERIVATIVES: com·fort·ing·ly adv. com·fort·less adj. |
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"comfort." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "comfort." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-comfort.html "comfort." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-comfort.html |
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comfort †encouragement, support; relief in distress XIII; cause of satisfaction or content XVI; material well-being XIX. — OF. confort, Rom. sb. f. late L. confortāre, f. CON- + fortis strong.
So comfort vb. XIII. comfortable †encouraging, reassuring, pleasant XIV; affording content; at ease XVIII. — AN. confortable. |
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T. F. HOAD. "comfort." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "comfort." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-comfort.html T. F. HOAD. "comfort." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-comfort.html |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Comfort." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Comfort." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Comfort.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Comfort." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Comfort.html |
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"Comfort." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Comfort." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300360.html "Comfort." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300360.html |
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•immediate, intermediate
•idiot
•collegiate, intercollegiate
•orgeat • Eliot • affiliate
•foliate, trifoliate
•aculeate, Juliet
•Uniate • opiate
•chariot, Harriet, Judas Iscariot, lariat, Marryat
•compatriot, expatriate, patriot
•heriot, Herriot
•commissariat, lumpenproletariat, proletariat, salariat, secretariat, vicariate
•inebriate • Cypriot
•baccalaureate, laureate, professoriate
•appropriate • licentiate • satiate
•initiate, novitiate, patriciate
•associate • cruciate • Cheviot • soviet
•roseate
•Byatt, diet, quiet, riot, ryot, Wyatt
•inchoate
•Ewart, Stewart
•Verwoerd
•graduate, undergraduate
•attenuate • situate
•abbot, Cabot
•Albert • lambert • Egbert • Delbert
•filbert, Gilbert
•halibut • celibate • Robert • Osbert
•Norbert
•Hubert, Schubert
•Humbert • Cuthbert
•burbot, Herbert, sherbet, turbot
•Frankfort • effort • comfort
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"comfort." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "comfort." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-comfort.html "comfort." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-comfort.html |
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