comfort

1. A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain (synset 114468845)
   "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
   tells us about:

   • comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
   • uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort
   is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
   subtypes:

   • ease, relief - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
   • solace, solacement - comfort in disappointment or misery
   • cosiness, coziness, snugness - a state of warm snug comfort
   • convenience - the state of being suitable or opportune
   same as: comfortableness
2. A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment (synset 107507656)
   is a type of: pleasance, pleasure - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
   subtypes:

   • consolation, solace, solacement - the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
   • alleviation, assuagement, relief - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
3. The act of consoling;
   Giving relief in affliction (synset 101214157)
   "his presence was a consolation to her"
   is a type of: ministration, relief, succor, succour - assistance in time of difficulty
   same as: consolation, solace
4. A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state (synset 114515473)
   "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"
   is a type of: affluence, richness - abundant wealth
   subtypes: lap of luxury - in conditions of wealth and comfort
   same as: ease
5. Satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing (synset 114010704)
   "his friendship was a comfort"; "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts"
   is a type of: gratification, satisfaction - state of being gratified or satisfied
6. Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together (synset 104040471)
   is a type of: bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bed
   subtypes:

   • continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
   • patchwork, patchwork quilt - a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
   same as: comforter, puff, quilt
7. Assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal (synset 101213675)
   "it gave comfort to the enemy"
   is a type of: aid, assist, assistance, help - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

1. Give moral or emotional strength to (synset 201818782)
   subtypes:

   • calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize - make calm or still
   • allay, ease, relieve, still - lessen the intensity of or calm
   same as: console, solace, soothe
2. Lessen pain or discomfort;
   Alleviate (synset 200082061)
   "ease the pain in your legs"
   is a type of: alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve - provide physical relief, as from pain
   same as: ease

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