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Definition: Comfort |
ComfortNoun1. A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair". 2. A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment. 3. The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her". 4. A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state: "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world". Verb1. Give moral or emotional strength to. 2. Ease physically. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Comfort" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a comfort". |
Date "comfort" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Satire | COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Finance | Security offered in a commercial loan in the form of a guarantee or cofinancing from a parent company, government, or international organization. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | Subjective state of well-being in relation to an induced environment including mechanical vibration or shock. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Comfort is a town located in Kendall County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,358.Geography
Comfort is located at 29°58'10" North, 98°54'26" West (29.969566, -98.907087)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.31% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,358 people, 799 households, and 603 families residing in the town. The population density is 283.6/km² (735.6/mi²). There are 917 housing units at an average density of 110.3/km² (286.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 76.34% White, 0.51% African American, 1.19% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 18.70% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. 45.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 799 households out of which 38.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% are married couples living together, 11.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% are non-families. 20.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.26. In the town the population is spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $28,799, and the median income for a family is $29,295. Males have a median income of $20,972 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,687. 29.0% of the population and 27.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 39.2% are under the age of 18 and 3.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Comfort, Texas."
Synonyms: ComfortSynonyms: comfortableness (n), consolation (n), console (v), ease (v), solace (v), soothe (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: discomfort (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Benevolence | Treat well; give comfort, smooth the bed of death; do good, do a good turn; benefit; (goodness); render a service, be of use; aid. |
Content | Take up with, take in good part; accept, tolerate; consent; acquiesce, assent; be reconciled to, make one's peace with; get over it; take heart, take comfort; put up with; (bear). |
Render content; Adjective: set at ease, comfort; set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest; speak peace; conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile; content, satisfy; gratify. | |
Noun: content, contentment, contentedness; complacency, satisfaction, entire satisfaction, ease, heart's ease, peace of mind; serenity; cheerfulness; ray of comfort; comfort; (well-being). | |
Adjective: content, contented; satisfied; Verb: at ease, at one's ease, at home; with the mind at ease, sans souci, sine cura, easygoing, not particular; conciliatory; unrepining, of good comfort; resigned; (patient); cheerful. | |
Discontent | Disappointment, mortification; cold comfort; regret; repining, taking on; Verb: heart-burning, heart-grief; querulousness; (lamentation); hypercriticism. |
Physical Pleasure | Noun: pleasure; physical pleasure, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure; bodily enjoyment, animal gratification, hedonism, sensuality; luxuriousness. Adjective: dissipation, round of pleasure, gusto, creature comforts, comfort, ease; pillow. (support); luxury, lap of luxury; purple and fine linen; bed of downs, bed of roses; velvet, clover; cup of Circe. (intemperance). |
Live on the fat of the land, live in comfort. adVerb: bask in the sunshine, faire ses choux gras. | |
Adverb: in comfort. Noun: on a bed of roses. Noun: at one's ease. | |
Adjective: enjoying. Verb: luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, comfortable, cosy, snug, in comfort, at ease. | |
Pleasure | Well-being; good; snugness, comfort, ease; cushion; sans souci, mind at ease. |
Relief | Solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement. |
Lenitive, restorative; (remedy); cushion; crumb of comfort, balm in Gilead. | |
Cheer, comfort, console; enliven; encourage, bear up, pat on the back, give comfort, set at ease; gladden the heart, cheer the heart; inspirit, invigorate. | |
Be relieved; breathe more freely, draw a long breath; take comfort; dry the tears, dry the eyes, wipe the tears, wipe the eyes. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | I don't know about you but I take comfort in that (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen) And I have no interest in that. Besides occasionally wearing the underwear, which, as we discussed, is strictly a comfort thing (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Some comfort, Nurse (Romeo + Juliet; writing credit: Craig Pearce) I never acquired your comfort with it. (Gladiator; writing credit: David Franzoni) Comfort, remember (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Lyrics | It's too close for comfort (Cruel Summer; performing artist: Bananarama) Anyone can comfort me (Honesty; performing artist: Billy Joel) My friends, let's comfort them (JESSE; performing artist: Carly Simon) But some words of wisdom could comfort us. (Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now); performing artist: Cracker) Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place (Higher; performing artist: Creed) | |
Clever | We only grow when we step outside our comfort zone. (references; author: unknown) The business of preaching is to comfort the disturbed and to disturb the comfortable. (references; author: unknown) Often, the only way to comfort the suffering is to understand that you can't understand and just be there. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | 125 Rooms of Comfort (1974) Cold Comfort Farm (1971) Creature of Comfort (1968) A Case of Comfort (1918) Solid Comfort (1917) | |
Song Titles | Take Comfort Here (performing artist: Turner and Schiff) | |
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 | U.S. Army. Base Hospital No.37, Dartford, England. : American Red Cross comfort bag for the wounded. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Comfort to the Corns. / J. Gillray, inv. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Photograph probably taken on board USS Minnesota (Battleship # 22), circa 1910, and published on a stereograph card by the Keystone View Company during the World War I period. Note other men relaxing and reading. Note "Nick Carter" magazine in center, and men at right holding a USS Minnesota cap ribbon. . See Photo # NH 85292 (extended caption) for the text printed on the original stereograph card's reverse side, concerning the sailors' "comfort bags" and other items provided by American women through the Red Cross and Navy League during World War I. Credit: NAVY. |  | The vision. Political hydrophiobia, shewing the comfort of crowns, and how to obtain them. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Solid comfort. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A few crumbs of comfort. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Cold comfort -- pretty well picked. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | For long-lasting, deep-down comfort smoke Carcinos with the special filter made from a rabbit's foot / Herblock. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Center Market men's comfort station, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Inspection day, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Comfort" by Elle Jiang Commentary: "Old fashioned checkers set." | "Too Close For Comfort" by Justin Baker Commentary: "Portrait? (My buddy Derek in 2002) Shot was taken on Ilford Delta 100 B/W film and developed in Kodak D76." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Aesop | The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others. |
Benjamin Disraeli | . . . a society which has mistaken comfort for civilization. |
Confucius | The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. |
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton | A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman. |
Frank A. Clark | Faith is what makes you feel the comfort of the hearth while you're chopping the wood. |
Lao-Tzu | A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. |
Miguel De Cervantes | 'Tis the only comfort of the miserable to have partners in their woes. |
Publilius Syrus | Society in shipwreck is comfort to all. |
William Shakespeare | He receives comfort like cold porridge. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | The earth, and all that is therein, is given to men for the support and comfort of their being. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 1: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-2006 | No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The rates applicable to such through services shall not in any case be higher than the rates collected on German internal services for the same distance, under the same conditions of speed and comfort. (reference) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961 | But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course--both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind's final war. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | I assure you it has been the greatest satisfaction, comfort, and delight to me, to hear what a musical society I am got into |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Her only real comfort was when the child lay in the placidity of sleep |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He looked at the girl with a feeling of comfort. |
In the Beauty of the Lilies | John Updike | Vagueness and procrastination are ever a comfort to the frail in spirit |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He is there in the tabernacle burning with love for mankind, ready to comfort the afflicted |
Time Enough for Love | Robert Heinlein | A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | And came I not at last to comfort you |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Ma and Pa were covered with a comfort, their heads in, away from the light |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | But my comfort was, that I observed such accidents very frequent, and little regarded |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Man wanted a home, a place of warmth, or comfort, first of warmth, then the warmth of the affections |
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Health | They notice their parents crying and trying to comfort one another. (references) | |
Supportive care may be needed to help with comfort and nursing needs. (references) | ||
Normal supportive care may be needed to help with comfort and nursing needs. (references) | ||
Business | Additionally, a wide variety of products for easy maintenance and comfort on board. (references) | |
They use the latest and finest building products to create an image of comfort and prestige. (references) | ||
Less comfort is taken from the retention of ownership rights than in most other jurisdictions in the world. (references) | ||
Economic History | India | Also, comfort and personal transport are the two most important priorities. (references) |
Costa Rica | Payless ShoeSource, Comfort Inn, TGI Friday's, Blockbuster Video, Haagen-Dazs and Outback Steakhouse are the latest arrivals to the Central Valley. (references) | |
Netherlands | This trend has resulted in a growing market for quality maintenance services and the latest equipment needed to increase comfort and safety on board. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cote d'Ivoire | The trial of a police officer who was arrested for shooting a Nigerian woman, Comfort Egiantey, while she was traveling on a public minibus in 2000 was pending at year's end. (references) |
Political Economy | PARAGUAY | Conditions of safety, hygiene, and comfort are stipulated. (references) |
ROMANIA | As a rule, the government does not interfere with market forces by implementing price controls; however, in order to provide some social comfort and anti-inflation leverage, it has sometimes released supplies from the state reserves of basic food-stuffs such as edible oil, sugar, etc. (references) | |
Travel | Austria | Save by sitting in second class, which provides more than enough comfort within Austria. (references) |
Tanzania | Most visitors to urban centers stay in tourist hotels, although the amenities and comfort levels fall below U.S. standards. (references) | |
Bulgaria | The Pliska and Grand Hotel Bulgaria are lower in price but vary substantially from the top tier hotels in terms of services, comfort and quality. (references) | |
Women | Japan | The "Asian Women's Fund" (AWF) is a private, government-sponsored fund established to "extend atonement and support" to former comfort women. (references) |
Japan | In October a U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by 15 comfort women, ruling that U.S. courts do not have jurisdiction over claims arising from Japan's wartime conduct. (references) | |
Japan | The AWF supports three types of projects: Payments to individual victims; medical and welfare assistance to individual comfort women; and funding projects to improve the general status of women and girls. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Paraguay | The Labor Code also stipulates conditions of safety, hygiene, and comfort. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABRACADABRA. By Abracadabra we signify An infinite number of things. 'Tis the answer to What? and How? and Why? And Whence? and Whither? -- a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) Is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom's holy light. Whether the word is a verb or a noun Is knowledge beyond my reach. I only know that 'tis handed down. From sage to sage, From age to age -- An immortal part of speech! Of an ancient man the tale is told That he lived to be ten centuries old, In a cave on a mountain side. (True, he finally died.) The fame of his wisdom filled the land, For his head was bald, and you'll understand His beard was long and white And his eyes uncommonly bright. Philosophers gathered from far and near To sit at his feat and hear and hear, Though he never was heard To utter a word But "Abracadabra, abracadab, Abracada, abracad, Abraca, abrac, abra, ab!" 'Twas all he had, 'Twas all they wanted to hear, and each Made copious notes of the mystical speech, Which they published next -- A trickle of text In the meadow of commentary. Mighty big books were these, In a number, as leaves of trees; In learning, remarkably -- very! He's dead, As I said, And the books of the sages have perished, But his wisdom is sacredly cherished. In Abracadabra it solemnly rings, Like an ancient bell that forever swings. O, I love to hear That word make clear Humanity's General Sense of Things. Jamrach Holobom |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Mark Shields | Don Evans, you and President Bush have both emphasized over and over that you want to restore the public's confidence and comfort in flying again, that it's safe and secure. |
Rush Limbaugh | We wanted to make sure John got his proper sleep, so the ol' Maha Rushie rewarded him with a Select Comfort Bed. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | From this principle it will follow, that the form of government which communicates ease, comfort, security, or, in one word, happiness, to the greatest number of persons, and in the greatest degree, is the best. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | In every element of national resources and wealth and of individual comfort we witness the most rapid and solid improvements. |
Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889; 1893-1897 | I find also much comfort in remembering that my countrymen are just and generous and in the assurance that they will not condemn those who by sincere devotion to their service deserve their forbearance and approval. |
William H. Taft | 1909-1913 | The colored men must base their hope on the results of their own industry, self-restraint, thrift, and business success, as well as upon the aid and comfort and sympathy which they may receive from their white neighbors of the South. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | For every good which you wish to preserve, you will have to sacrifice your comfort and your ease. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Comfort" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 82.16% of the time. "Comfort" is used about 2,750 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 82.16% | 2,260 | 3,908 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 11.7% | 322 | 16,053 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4.1% | 113 | 30,464 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.96% | 54 | 46,184 |
| Noun (common) | 0.07% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,750 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "comfort" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Comfort | Last name | 1,000 | 8,586 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Comfort" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a comfort". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "comfort". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Capernaum | N/A | Biblical | City of comfort |
| Raphah | N/A | Biblical | Comfort |
| Shiggaion | N/A | Biblical | A song of trouble or comfort |
| Comfort | Female | English | A comfort |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Singapore | Comfort Group Ltd. | USA | Comfort Systems USA Inc |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Comfort, TX (CDP, FIPS 16228) 2. Comfort, WV |
Expressions using "comfort": ad in comfort ♦ cold comfort ♦ comfort station ♦ comfort zone ♦ crumb of comfort ♦ derive comfort from smth. ♦ dutch comfort ♦ in comfort ♦ lack of comfort ♦ Lip comfort ♦ live in comfort ♦ Louis Comfort Tiffany ♦ morsel of comfort ♦ of good comfort ♦ Point Comfort ♦ ray of comfort ♦ Rocky Comfort ♦ sacrifice one's comfort ♦ small comfort ♦ take comfort ♦ too fond of comfort. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "comfort": comfort-dream, comfort-house, comfort-keeper, comfort-loving, comfort-orientated, comfort-sex, comfort-zone. | |
Ending with "comfort": cold-comfort, limousine-comfort, mock-comfort, ride-comfort, too-small-for-comfort. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
comfort inn | 11,923 | comfort inn lake buena vista | 74 |
comfort suite | 2,728 | sleep comfort | 73 |
comfort inn suite | 872 | words of comfort | 68 |
select comfort | 773 | comfort texas | 67 |
comfort inn hotel | 498 | ray comfort | 66 |
southern comfort | 426 | comfort fit wedding band | 65 |
comfort | 423 | comfort inn san diego | 65 |
comfort inn.com | 244 | comfort inn reservation | 64 |
select comfort bed | 167 | comfort aire | 64 |
select comfort mattress | 142 | usns comfort | 63 |
comfort shoes | 132 | comfort graco sport | 61 |
the comfort zone | 132 | comfort bicycle | 59 |
comfort bike | 129 | comfort suite orlando | 58 |
comfort suite hotel | 113 | comfort food | 57 |
comfort hotel | 102 | moving comfort | 54 |
comfort keeper | 102 | comfort tx | 52 |
comfort suite paradise island | 82 | finn comfort shoes | 50 |
comfort inn motel | 80 | air comfort conditioning | 48 |
international comfort product | 77 | comfort air | 47 |
finn comfort | 75 | comfort inn canada | 47 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "comfort"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | troos (consolation, console). (various references) | |
Albanian | rehati (ease, easement), qetësoj (allay, appease, assuage, balsam, becalm, calm, calm down, conciliate, cool down, ease, gentle, hush, lull, mollify, pacificate, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, quiet, quieten, reassure, relieve, salve, settle, soften, soothe, tranquilize, tranquillize), qetësim (appeasement, assuagement, impassivity, lull, mollification, pacification, propitiation, reassurance, relief, rest, sedation, slack, softening), pajisje komode, ngushëlloj (commiserate with, condole, console, relieve, solace), ngushëllim (commiseration, condolence, consolation, refuge, relief, resort, solace), komoditet (amenity, convenience, easement). (various references) | |
Arabic | نعيم (happiness), مريح (agreeable, calming, comfortable, convenient, cosy, easeful, easy, easygoing, refreshing, relaxing, restful, smooth, snug, soothing), تعزية (comforting, condolence, consolation, grieve), سلوى عزاء (solace), عون (aid, assistance, backing, benefit, boost, lift, relief, succor, succour), عزى (condole, solace), آسي (commiserate), رفاهية (luxury, prosperity, well being), رغادة بحبوحة (opulence), راحة (cosiness, ease, grace, leisure, letup, lie, pause, recuperation, relief, repose, rest, stop), شجع (animate, cheer, countenance, cultivate, embolden, encourage, feed, fortify, foster, hearten, inspirit, instigation, invite, nerve, promote, root, spur, support). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | юрган (quilt), успокоявам (allay, appease, assuage, becalm, calm, calm down, compose, conciliate, cool, ease, hush, lull, mitigate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, quiet, quiet down, quieten, reassure, relieve, salve, settle, silence, sleek, soothe, still, tranquilize, tranquillize, unbend), утеха (balm, consolation, solace), утешавам (becalm, cheer up, console, solace, soothe, visit), комфорт, ободрявам (animate, brighten, bring round, buck up, cheer up, elevate, exhilarate, hearten, inspirit, invigorate, key up, lighten, liven up, nerve, pull round, reanimate, refresh, set up, spirit, stir up trouble, uplift), облекчение (alleviation, letup, relief), облекчавам (allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, disburden, disembarrass, ease, facilitate, help, lighten, mitigate, palliate, redress, relieve, soothe, sweeten, unburden, unload), помагам (aid, assist, befriend, benefit, bestead, give a hand, help, land a hand, pitch in), подкрепа (advocacy, aid, backing, championship, corroboration, help, maintenance, patronage, promotion, prop, support, sustentation, umbrella, yeoman service), доволство (contentment). (various references) | |
Chinese | 舒适 (Comfortable, comforts, Cosy, Coziness, Cozy, Ease, Easeful), 安慰 (console). (various references) | |
Czech | utìšit (console, solace), posila (backup, reinforcement), pohodlí (amenities, convenience, ease), konejšit (soothe), komfort (amenities, luxury), útìcha (consolation, console, reassurance, solace). (various references) | |
Danish | trøste (console), komfort. (various references) | |
Dutch | comfort, gerief (utensil), gemak (convenience). (various references) | |
Esperanto | konsoli (console), komforto. (various references) | |
Faeroese | ugga (console). (various references) | |
Farsi | مایه تسلی (Solace), اسودگی (Convenience, Ease, Leisure, Relief, Repose), اسایش دادن , اسایش (Rest, Welfare), راحت (Beforehand, Comfortable, Convenient, Cozy, Cuddly, Placid, Snug, Straight, Well). (various references) | |
Finnish | lohduttaa (console). (various references) | |
French | confort (comforte, cosiness), consoler (console). (various references) | |
Frisian | treastgje (console). (various references) | |
German | komfort (amenities, convenience, extras, luxury), behaglichkeit (comfortableness, contentment, cosiness, coziness, homeliness, snugness), trösten (console, solace, to comfort, to solace), bequemlichkeit (accommodativeness, convenience, ease, idleness, softness). (various references) | |
Greek | παρηγορώ (console, solace), άνεση (convenience, coziness, ease, leisure, spaciousness). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לנחם (condole, console, solace), תנחומים (condolence, consolation, solace), שלום (peace, quiet, safety, tranquillity), הקלה (easement, mitigation, palliation, relief), הרוחה (relief, spaciousness), רוחה (prosperity, relief, roominess, welfare, well being), רחבות (generosity, luxury, width), נוחיות (convenience, ease), נוחות (amenity, convenience), נוחם (consolation, penitence, regret, remorse, repentance, solace), נחמה (consolation, redemption, solace), נחום (compassion, condolence, consolation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vigasz (balm, cheer, consolation, grain of consolation, silver lining, solace), jólét (abundance, flesh-pots of egypt, flourish, pecuniary ease, plenty, prosperity, sufficiency, weal, wealth, welfare, well being). (various references) | |
Icelandic | hugga (console). (various references) | |
Indonesian | menenangkan (abate, allay, assuage, tranquillize), memperlalaikan (delay, neglect, postpone something), lipur (consolation, solace), kesenangan (contenment, convenience, coziness). (various references) | |
Italian | consolare (cheer up, console, consular, solace, soothe, take comfort), consolazione (consolation, joy, pleasure, solace), comodità (accommodation, amenity, convenience, cosiness, coziness, ease, easiness), Comfort, Benessere (ease, easiness, weal, welfare, well, well being, wellfare). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 慰め (consolation, diversion), 慰み (consolation), 楽 (ease), 住み心地 , 安気 (ease, feeling at home), 安楽 (carefree, cosy, ease), 居心地 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すみごこち, なぐさめ (consolation, diversion), なぐさみ (consolation), いごこち, あんらく (carefree, cosy, ease), あんき (ease, fate, feeling at home, learning by heart, memorization, safety, welfare), らく (ease). (various references) | |
Korean | 안락 (comforts). (various references) | |
Manx | souyrid (comfortableness, snugness), soccar (association football, comfortableness, ease, leisure), gerjaghey (cheer up, cheering, console, consoling, solace), gerjagh (comforting, consolation, solace). (various references) | |
Norwegian | bekvemmelighet (convenience). (various references) | |
Papiamen | konsolá (console). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | omfortcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | conforto (consolation, convenience, ease, solace, unction, well-being). (various references) | |
Romanian | consolare (consolation, relief, solace), consola (cheer, fix, relieve, solace, soothe), confort (convenience, cosiness, joy), tihnã (ease, easiness, leisure, quiet, rest), sprijin (aid, assistance, backing, furtherance, help, ministration, patronage, prop, reliance, reposal, saddle, service, staff, stay, strength, succor, succour, support, supporter), odihnã (calm, ease, pause, peace, refreshment, relaxation, reposal, repose, rest, restfulness, sleep), mângâiere (cardiac, caress, consolation, endearment, relief, solace, support), mângâia (caress, chuck, chuckle, cosset, delight, fondle, pander to, Pat, pet, relieve, smooth, solace, soothe, stroke), linişti (abate, appease, assuage, attemper, becalm, calm, cease, compose, ease, hush, mitigate, mollify, pacify, quiet, quieten, reassure, recompose, rest, salve, serene, settle, smooth, smooth down, soothe, still), huzur (ease), bucurie (cheerfulness, delight, ecstasy, enjoyment, exhilaration, exultation, felicity, gayety, gladness, glee, gusto, happiness, joy, merriment, merriness, mirth, pleasure, rapture, raptures, treat), alinare (alleviation, consolation, ease, mitigation, palliation, relief, tempering), alina (abate, allay, alleviate, ease, lighten, lull, mitigate, palliate, relieve, set in a row, solace, soothe, stop, temper), ajuta (abet, accomodate, advantage, aid, answer, assist, avail, back up, befriend, benefit, carry, carry through, encourage, fillip, help, minister to, promote, prop, push, relieve, second, serve, succor, succour, support, sustain), împãca (adjust, agree, conciliate, placate, propitiate, reconcile). (various references) | |
Russian | успокаивать удобство, утешение (consolation, reassurance, refuge, solace), утешить (console), комфорт (conveniences), отрада (pleasure), поддержка (backing, boost, espousal, furtherance, maintenance, nourishment, push, support, sustenance, sustenation, sustention). (various references) | |
Scottish | sòlas (consolation, contentment, joy, solace). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | uteha (consolation, solace), utešiti (console, solace), udobnost (convenience, cosiness, ease), komfor. (various references) | |
Spanish | consolar (console, solace), comodidad (accommodation, accommodativeness, amenity, boon, convenience, cosiness, ease, easement), anchas, consuelo (consolation, relief, solace), confort. (various references) | |
Swedish | välbefinnande (ease, euphoria, euphoris, well being, well-being), trösta (console, solace), trevnad, bekvämlighet (accommodation, amenities, convenience, cosiness, ease, love of ease). (various references) | |
Tagalog | aliwín (console). (various references) | |
Turkish | avutmak (cheer, cheer up, console, delude, distract, relieve, solace). (various references) | |
Turkmen | tagaюyk (convenience). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | утіха (amusement, joy, refuge, resort, solace), утішати (becalm, console, solace), комфорт, відпочинок (bait, blow, recreation, refreshment, relaxation, repose, resource, rest, sabbath, vacation), заспокоювати (appease, assuage, assure, becalm, calm, conciliate, cool down, ease, lull, mollify, plaster, propitiate, quell, quiet, quieten, relieve, salve, satisfy, smooth, soften, soothe, still, tranquilize, tranquillize), заспокоєння (appeasement, assuagement, conciliation, mollification, propitiation, sedation, solace, subsidence). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự nhàn hạ, sự khuyên giải (appeasement), sự an ủi (appeasement, assuagement, consolation, solace), nguồn an ủi, người khuyên giải, người an ủi (alleviator, comforter, paraclete), lời an ủi sự an nhàn. (various references) | |
Welsh | cysuro (console), cysur (consolation), diddanwch (consolation), diddanu (amuse, divert). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | commodum, consolaberis, consolabimini, consolabitur, consolabor, consolabuntur, consolamini, consolandam, consolandum, consolans, consolantes, consolare, consolarentur, consolarer, consolaretur, consolari, consolata, consolati, consolator, consolatur, consolatus, consolatusque, consolemini, consolentur, consoleris, consoletur, leva, levabantur, levabat, levabis, levabit, levabitur, levabo, levabunt, levamentum, levans, levansque, levant, levantem, levantes, levare, levarent, levaret, levassent, levasset, levasti, levate, levatis, levatisque, levato, levaveris, levaverit, levavero, levaverunt, levavi, levavit, levavitque, levem, levemus, levites, levo, medebitur, mederer, medetur, medorum, solacii, solacio, solacium. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | îzhâ, dasvare, haurvata, hvâthrem, izha, vazdvare. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | confortare. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | aise, conforter. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 31 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ai men oun ekklhsiai kaq olhV thV ioudaiaV kai galilaiaV kai samareiaV eicon eirhnhn oikodomoumenai kai poreuomenai tw fobw tou kuriou kai th paraklhsei tou agiou pneumatoV eplhqunonto |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ecclesia quidem per totam Iudaeam et Galilaeam et Samariam habebat pacem et aedificabatur ambulans in timore Domini et consolatione Sancti Spiritus replebatur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the chirche bi al Judee, and Galilee, and Samarie, hadde pees, and was edefied, and walkide in the drede of the Lord, and was fillid with coumfort of the Hooli Goost. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then had ye congregacios rest thorowoute all Iewry and galile and Samary and were edified and walked in the feare of the lorde and multiplied by the comforte of the holy gost. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified: and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 31 |
| Albanian | Kështu në mbarë Judenë, në Galile dhe në Samari kishat kishin paqe dhe ndërtoheshin. Dhe duke ecur në druajtjen e Zotit dhe në ngushëllimin e Frymës së Shenjtë, shumoheshin. |
| Cebuano | Ug unya may kalinaw na ang iglesia sa tibuok Judea ug Galilea ug Samaria, ug nalig-on kini; ug sa naggawi kini diha sa kataha sa Ginoo ug sa pagdasig sa Espiritu Santo, kini misanay. |
| Croatian | Crkva je po svoj Judeji, Galileji i Samariji uživala mir, izgraðivala se i napredovala u strahu Gospodnjem te rasla utjehom Svetoga Duha. |
| Danish | Så havde da Menigheden Fred over hele Judæa og Galilæa og Samaria, og den opbyggedes og vandrede i Herrens Frygt, og ved den Helligånds Formaning voksede den. |
| Dutch | De Gemeenten dan, door geheel Judea, en Galilea, en Samaria, hadden vrede, en werden gesticht; en wandelende in de vreze des Heeren, en de vertroosting des Heiligen Geestes, werden vermenigvuldigd. |
| Finnish | Niin oli nyt seurakunnalla koko Juudeassa ja Galileassa ja Samariassa rauha; ja se rakentui ja vaelsi Herran pelossa ja lisääntyi Pyhän Hengen virvoittavasta vaikutuksesta. |
| French | L`Église était en paix dans toute la Judée, la Galilée et la Samarie, s`édifiant et marchant dans la crainte du Seigneur, et elle s`accroissait par l`assistance du Saint Esprit. |
| German | So hatte nun die ganze Gemeinde Frieden durch ganz Judäa und Galiläa und Samarien und baute sich und wandelte in der Furcht des HERRN und ward erfüllt mit Trost des Heiligen Geistes. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè sa a, legliz la te gen repo toupatou nan Jide, nan Galile ak nan Samari. Li t'ap devlope, li t'ap viv avèk krentif pou Bondye. Avèk konkou Sentespri, li t'ap resevwa anpil moun toujou. |
| Hungarian | A gyülekezeteknek tehát egész Júdeában, Galileában és Samariában békességök vala; épülvén és járván az Úrnak félelmében és a Szent Léleknek vígasztalásában, sokasodnak vala. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maka jemaat di seluruh Yudea, Galilea, dan Samaria menjadi tenteram. Dibantu oleh Roh Allah, dengan takut kepada Tuhan, jemaat-jemaat itu bertambah kuat dan bertambah banyak. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu sidang jemaat di seluruh tanah Yudea dan Galilea dan Samaria itu pun sejahteralah dan sempurna, serta berjalan dengan takut akan Tuhan, maka dengan pertolongan Rohulkudus bertambah-tambahlah banyaknya. |
| Italian | La Chiesa era dunque in pace per tutta la Giudea, la Galilea e la Samaria; essa cresceva e camminava nel timore del Signore, colma del conforto dello Spirito Santo. |
| Latvian | Tad Baznîcai visâ Jûdejâ, Galilejâ un Samarijâ bija miers, un tâ auga, dzîvodama Kunga bijîbâ un pilna Svçtâ Gara iepriecinâjuma. |
| Maori | Na ka whai tanga manawa te hahi, puta noa i Huria katoa, i Kariri, i Hamaria, a tupu ana; haere ana i runga i te wehi o te Ariki, i te whakamarie hoki a te Wairua Tapu, no ka whakatupu ake. |
| Norwegian | Menigheten hadde nu fred over hele Judea og Galilea og Samaria; den opbyggedes og vandret i Herrens frykt, og vokste ved den Hellige Ånds hjelp. |
| Portuguese | Assim, pois, a igreja em toda a Judéia, Galiléia e Samária, tinha paz, sendo edificada, e andando no temor do Senhor; e, pelo auxílio do Espírito Santo, se multiplicava. |
| Rumanian | Biserica se bucura de pace kn toatq Iudea, Galilea wi Samaria, se kntqrea sufletewte, wi umbla kn frica Domnului; wi, cu ajutorul Duhului Sfknt, se knmulyea. |
| Shuar | Tura Jutíanmaya, Kariréanmayasha, Samarianmayasha Yus-shuar shiir Tímiajnisan ajasar kakaram ajasarmiayi. Yúsan ashamainia ásar, tura Yusa Wakaní yayamu ásar kawenki kawenki wearmiayi. |
| Spanish | Entonces por toda Judea, Galilea y Samaria la iglesia tenía paz. Iba edificándose y vivía en el temor del Señor, y con el consuelo del Espíritu Santo se multiplicaba. |
| Swahili | Wakati huo kanisa likawa na amani popote katika Yudea, Galilaya, na Samaria. Lilijengwa na kukua katika kumcha Bwana, na kuongezeka likitiwa moyo na Roho Mtakatifu. |
| Swedish | Så hade nu församlingen frid i hela Judeen och Galileen och Samarien; och den blev uppbyggd och vandrade i Herrens fruktan och växte till genom den helige Andes tröst och förmaning. |
| Uma | Jadi', nto'u toe uma-pi ria kakoroa' -ra hawe'ea topepangala' hi Pue' Yesus to hi tana' Yudea, Galilea pai' Samaria. Kawoo-woria' tauna to mepangala' hi Yesus pai' kamoroo-rohoa pepangala' -ra. Apa' mengkoru mpu'u-ra hi Pue' Ala, pai' Inoha' Tomoroli' moto to mporohoi nono-ra. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "comfort": comfortable, comfortableness, comfortablenesses, comfortably, comforted, comforter, comforters, comforting, comfortingly, comfortless, comforts. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "comfort": discomfort. (additional references) | |
Words containing "comfort": discomfortable, discomforted, discomforting, discomforts, supercomfortable, uncomfortable, uncomfortably. (additional references) | |
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"Comfort" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Clonfert, Combort, comfar, comfirt, Comford, comform, comforth, comor, Condoratt, Conford, conforrt, Confort, conjort, conort, coumforte, Cusforth, Homfirth. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "comfort" (pronounced ku"mfert) |
| 6 | k u" m f er t | discomfort. |
| 3 | -f er t | effort, Frankfurt. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-f-m-o-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: croft, motor. | |
-3 letters: coft, coof, coot, corf, corm, foot, form, fort, from, moor, moot, mort, roof, room, root, roto, toom, torc, toro. | |
-4 letters: coo, cor, cot, for, fro, moc, moo, mor, mot, oft, oot, orc, ort, roc, rom, rot, tom, too, tor. | |
-5 letters: mo, of, om, or, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-f-m-o-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: comforts. | |
+2 letters: comforted, comforter. | |
+3 letters: comforters, comforting, conformist, conformity, discomfort. | |
+4 letters: comfortable, comfortably, comfortless, conformists, discomforts, electroform, forthcoming. | |
+5 letters: comfortingly, confirmation, confirmatory, conformation, conformities, discomforted, electroforms, fluorometric, inconformity, olfactometer, unconformity. | |
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