comforts

com·fort

C0502900 (kŭm′fərt)tr.v. com·fort·ed, com·fort·ing, com·forts 1. To soothe in time of affliction or distress.2. To ease physically; relieve: comforted the feverish patient with a cool cloth.n.1. a. 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.2. a. Solace or consolation in time of sorrow or distress: soothing words of comfort.b. Help; assistance: gave comfort to the enemy.3. a. Something providing ease, convenience, or security: the comforts of modern living.b. A person or thing that brings consolation or mental ease: a friend who was a comfort to me in my grief.4. Chiefly Southern & Lower Northern US A quilted bedcover; a comforter.

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[Middle English comforten, from Old French conforter, to strengthen, from Late Latin cōnfortāre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]

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com′fort·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: comfort, console¹, solace
These verbs mean to give hope or help to in time of grief or pain: comforted the distressed child; consoling a recent widow; solaced myself with a hot cup of coffee. See Also Synonyms at amenity.

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comforts - things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"amenities, conveniences, creature comfortsbread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"