comfort

Examples

• All

• Experience the thrill of the game from the comfort of your home environment.

  Goal! (2005)

• Flying is not about your personal comfort, it's about safety.

• Yes, Joey King can sing in the comfort of her own room.

• My faith gives me more than anything comfort and safety.

• You will travel in comfort and safety.

  Doctor Zhivago (1965)

• So the absolute does in fact offer comfort to quite a few people.

• Not right now, but in the comfort and leisure of another time.

• The notion of safety creates a sense of comfort with the surrounding landscape.

  Academic text (2011)

• Offering students the opportunity to engage using technology tools can provide some comfort as they navigate through uncomfortable material.

  Academic text (2015)

• And you may stay and meditate at the retreat, with all the food and comfort you need.

  Milarepa (2025)

Synonyms

E

ease

vscomfort

304 1.0

A state of comfort and freedom from worry

highlights bodily relaxation and lack of pain more than mental calm

R

relaxation

vscomfort

54 1.6

A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time

is more about bodily relief and absence of pain than leisure

C

comfortability

vscomfort

1 7.0

How comfortable something feels, for example a bed or chair

stresses bodily ease and absence of pain rather than general feeling

C

comfortableness

vscomfort

1 4.5

A feeling of being relaxed and at ease with people or places

focuses more on bodily ease rather than including social ease

S

snugness

vscomfort

1 3.4

A warm, cozy feeling that makes you comfortable

refers more broadly to bodily relief and lack of pain rather than warmth

R

relaxedness

vscomfort

5.5

A calm, comfortable state with little worry or stress

places stronger weight on physical relief and absence of pain

Antonyms

P

pain

∞ 1.8

A deep sad feeling caused by losing someone or something

D

discomfort

119 3.2

A feeling of physical pain or mental unease

Idioms

B

to break out of one's comfort zone

• Informal

5.1

To do new or difficult things on purpose to learn and grow

Compounds

C

comfort zone

32 3.3

A situation where a person feels calm and in control with little stress

C

comfort food

19 2.7

Food that makes you feel better by reminding you of home

C

cold comfort

5 7.2

A small thing that does little to make you feel better after something bad

C

comfort of home

3 2.6

A feeling of ease and relaxation when you are at home

C

comfort woman

• Offensive

1 9.9

A woman forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II

C

comfort station

• Archaic

1 3.2

A public toilet for people to use

C

comfort zone

• Specialized

1 4.3

A temperature range around 28 to 30°C where a person with no clothes does not shiver or sweat

C

comfort break

• UK

3.7

A short pause to use the toilet or have a brief rest

How Comfortable

luxury

322 4.2

comfort

190 1.0

ease

304 1.0

discomfort

119 3.2

pain

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology