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Added 9 October 2026

comfort

/ˈkʌm.fət/ noun

In Latin: sōlāmen Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about comfort at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Contentment, ease.
Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.
Something that offers comfort.
the comforts of home
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.

verb

To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.
To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
To assist or help; to aid.

Origin

From Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confortō. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre.

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