Definition of: comfort

(kum′fərt) noun
1. Freedom or relief from pain, annoyance, or want; also, anything that contributes to such relief.
2. Relief from sorrow or distress; consolation; also, one who or that which comforts or consoles.
3. A thick, quilted bedcover; a comforter. [<v.]
—v.t.
1. To give cheer or encouragement to; encourage; console; solace.
2. Law To countenance; abet. See synonyms under CHERISH, CONSOLE. [<OF conforter <LL confortare strengthen <com- with + fortis strong]
—com′fort·ing adjective
—com′fort·ing·ly adverb
—com′fort·less adjective Synonyms (noun): abundance, amusement, cheer, contentment, ease, enjoyment, happiness, opulence, pleasure, plenty, satisfaction, sufficiency. Comfort may be used of simple freedom from pain, annoyance, or privation, with no implication of any previous trouble, sorrow, or want. Thus, we may say one has lived in comfort all his life. In this sense, comfort is more solid than amusement, more quiet and stable than pleasure, less positive and vivid than happiness. Comfort is also any relief of suffering, want, or sorrow, which makes the distress easier to be borne. See HAPPINESS, SATISFACTION. Antonyms: dearth, dreariness, gloom, misery, need, poverty, suffering, want, wretchedness.