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verb

Comfort v. t. (past & past part. comforted; pres. part. comforting)

1.

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. (Obs.) "God's own testimony... doth not a little comfort and confirm the same."

2.

To assist or help; to aid. (Obs.) "I... can not help the noble chevalier: God comfort him in this necessity!"

3.

To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer. "Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men." "That we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction." "A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command."

Synonyms: To cheer; solace; console; revive; encourage; enliven; invigorate; inspirit; gladden; recreate; exhilarate; refresh; animate; confirm; strengthen. To Comfort, Console, Solace. These verbs all suppose some antecedent state of suffering or sorrow. Console is confined to the act giving sympathetic relief to the mind under affliction or sorrow, and points to some definite source of that relief; as, the presence of his friend consoled him; he was much consoled by this intelligence. The act of consoling commonly implies the inculcation of resignation. Comfort points to relief afforded by the communication of positive pleasure, hope, and strength, as well as by the diminution of pain; as, "They brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted." Solace is from L. solacium, which means according to Dumesnil, consolation inwardly felt or applied to the case of the sufferer. Hence, the verb to solace denotes the using of things for the purpose of affording relief under sorrow or suffering; as, to solace one's self with reflections, with books, or with active employments.

adjective

comforting adj.

1.

Providing freedom from worry.

Synonyms: cheering, satisfying.

2.

Affording comfort or solace.

Synonyms: consolatory, consoling.

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"Comforting" Quotes from Famous Books

... went home he thought more of Miss Effingham than he did of Lady Laura; and I think that the voice of Miss Effingham had done almost as much towards comforting him as had the ...

— Phineas Finn - The Irish Member • Anthony Trollope

... Clemens at least was hopeful enough of its prospects to call off the negotiations with the Mallorys which had promised considerable cash in hand. He had been able to accomplish nothing material in the publishing situation, but his heart-to-heart talk with Hall for some reason had seemed comforting. The business had been expanding; they would now "concentrate." He returned on the Lahn, and he must have been in better health and spirits, for it is said he kept the ship very merry during the passage. He told many extravagantly amusing yarns; so many that ...

— Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete - The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens • Albert Bigelow Paine

... with multiplied honours and repeated acclamations. As I had no idea such a thing would happen, I was downright thunderstruck, and, trembling in every nerve, made the best return in my power. Just as I had finished, some of the grand officers said so loud that I could hear with a most comforting accent, "Very well, indeed!" which set me something to ...

— The Letters of Robert Burns • Robert Burns

... Miss Lily sat motionless, bending forward a little, her hands clasped in her lap, her eyes on the singer. Whether she saw him was doubtful, for her tears fell fast as Doodles sang the comforting words. ...

— Polly and the Princess • Emma C. Dowd

... Under these comforting circumstances the girls and Aunt Betty retired to the staterooms of the yacht, where they threw themselves in the bunks thoroughly dressed, resolved to get ...

— Dorothy's Triumph • Evelyn Raymond

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