Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
comfort (verb)transitive verb
1.
to give strength and hope to - cheer
2.
to ease the grief or trouble of - console
1.
strengthening aid
a) - assistance support accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy
b) consolation in time of trouble or worry - solace
2.
a) a feeling of relief or encouragement
b) contented well-being - a life of ease and comfort
3.
a satisfying or enjoyable experience
4.
one that gives or brings comfort - all the comforts of home
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
comfort (noun)1.
a feeling of ease from grief or trouble
SYNONIMS:
cheer, consolation, relief, solaceRELATED WORDS:
encouragement, inspiration, uplift; assurance, reassurance; alleviation, assuagement, mitigation; contentment, gladness, happiness; commiseration, empathy, sympathy; aid, assistance, help, succorNEAR ANTONYMS:
cold comfort; anguish, distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture2.
something that adds to one's ease of living
SYNONIMS:
accommodation, amenity, convenience, creature comfort, luxury, mod con, nicetyRELATED WORDS:
bonus, extra; benefit, help, service; anodyne, solace; delight, indulgence, joy, pleasure3.
reduction of or freedom from pain
SYNONIMS:
alleviation, comfort, release, reliefRELATED WORDS:
appeasement, assuagement, decrease, diminishment, mitigation, moderation, mollification; calming, salving, soothingNEAR ANTONYMS:
discomfort, unrest; agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture; ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge4.
something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary
SYNONIMS:
amenity, comfort, extra, frill, indulgence, superfluityRELATED WORDS:
extravagance, nonessential; dainty, delicacy, nicety, treat; accessory ( accessary), accoutrement ( accouterment), bells and whistles, optionto ease the grief or distress of
SYNONIMS:
assure, cheer, console, reassure, solace, sootheRELATED WORDS:
commiserate, condole, empathize, sympathize; boost, buoy (up), elevate, lift, uplift; allay, alleviate, assuage, relieve; calm, quiet, relax, tranquilize ( tranquillize)NEAR ANTONYMS:
demoralize, discourage, dishearten; fret, upset, worry; aggravate, intensify, worsen; annoy, irk, irritate; harass, pester