comfort

comfort is a 7-letter English word with 17 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
2. transitive verb. To assist or help; to aid.
3. transitive verb. To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer.
4. noun. Assistance; relief; support.
5. noun. Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation.
6. noun. A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.
7. noun. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable.
8. noun. Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy.
9. noun. assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal

   "it gave comfort to the enemy"

10. noun. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

    "his presence was a consolation to her"

    Synonyms: consolation, solace

11. noun. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

    Synonyms: comforter, puff, quilt

12. noun. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
13. noun. satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing

    "his friendship was a comfort"

    "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts"

14. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: comfortableness

15. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: ease

16. verb. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

    "ease the pain in your legs"

    Synonyms: ease

17. verb. give moral or emotional strength to

    Synonyms: console, solace, soothe

Synonyms

consolation, solace, comforter, puff, quilt, comfortableness, ease, console, soothe

Common word forms

comforts, comforted, comforter, comfortful, comforting, comfortable, comfortless

Words from these letters

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