comfort
/ˈkʌmfət/ nounDefinition
NO PAIN [U] › a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain: The car has been designed for practicality, safety, and comfort. Now you can watch the latest films in the comfort of your sitting room.
FOR SADNESS [U] › when you feel better after being worried or sad: What she said brought me great comfort.
ENOUGH MONEY [U] › when you have a pleasant life with enough money for everything that you need: He can afford to retire and live in comfort for the rest of his life.
a comfort to sb › someone or something that helps you when you are anxious or sad: The children have been a great comfort to me since his death.
PLEASANT THING [C] › something that makes your life easy and pleasant: [usually plural] Good chocolate is one of life's little comforts. → Opposite discomfort
(Definition of comfort noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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