comfort
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
he is a man who enjoys his comfort
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
- relief hyponym
- solacement hyponym
- coziness hyponym
- convenience hyponym
Related & opposite
- discomfort antonym
- comfortable attribute
- uncomfortable attribute
- ease derivation
- comfortable derivation
Sense 2 verb
give moral or emotional strength to
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- consolation derivation
- consolation derivation
- allayer derivation
- comforter derivation
- solacement derivation
- consolatory derivation
- consolable derivation
Sense 3 noun
a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
Types & categories
- pleasure hypernym
- consolation hyponym
- alleviation hyponym
Sense 4 verb
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
ease the pain in your legs
Types & categories
- relieve hypernym
Related & opposite
- easing derivation
- baby's dummy derivation
- quilt derivation
- comfort derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
his presence was a consolation to her
Types & categories
- succor hypernym
Related & opposite
- comfort derivation
Sense 6 noun
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
a life of luxury and ease
Types & categories
- affluence hypernym
- lap of luxury hyponym
Sense 7 noun
satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing
his friendship was a comfort
Types & categories
- gratification hypernym
Sense 8 noun
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Types & categories
- bedclothes hypernym
- eiderdown hyponym
- patchwork quilt hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
it gave comfort to the enemy
Types & categories
- assist hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | discomfort |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | comfortable |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | uncomfortable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ease |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | comfortable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relief |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | solacement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coziness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | convenience |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | consolation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | consolation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | allayer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comforter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | solacement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | consolatory |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | consolable |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | still |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | allay |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pleasure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | consolation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | alleviation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | easing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | baby's dummy |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | quilt |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | comfort |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | relieve |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | comfort |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | succor |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | affluence |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | lap of luxury |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | gratification |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | ease |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | quilt |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | quilt |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | bedclothes |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | eiderdown |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | patchwork quilt |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | assist |