comfort

com|fort1 [ `kʌmfərt ] noun **

1. ) uncount a physically relaxed state, without pain or other unpleasant feelings:

The airline is attempting to improve passenger comfort.

in comfort: There is plenty of room to lie down and sleep in comfort.

2. ) uncount a feeling of being less sad or worried about something than you were previously:

My mother was always there to offer comfort.

take comfort from something: I take comfort from the fact that his friends are there to help him.

a source of comfort (to someone): She is a source of great comfort.

be no/some/small etc. comfort (to someone): I know it's no comfort, but these things take time.

a ) count usually singular someone or something that makes you feel better when you are sad or worried:

It was a comfort to think that there was no rent to pay.

be a comfort to someone: Her children have been a great comfort to her.

b ) only before noun used for making yourself feel better when you are sad or worried:

a comfort blanket

3. ) uncount a pleasant way of life in which you have everything you need:

Now he can live in comfort for the rest of his life.

4. ) comforts plural things that make your life easier and more pleasant:

the comforts of domestic life

=> CLOSE 2

comfort

com|fort 2 [ `kʌmfərt ] verb transitive *

to make someone feel less sad, worried, or disappointed:

He went upstairs to comfort the baby.