comfort
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1.5
- noun
- /ˈkʌmfərt/
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comodidades
- Many families strive to achieve financial security and live a life filled with comfort.
- material comforts
- creature comforts
- comforts of home
Even if you can't put a price on comfort, a sale definitely doesn't hurt.
- Even if you can't put a price on comfort, a sale definitely doesn't hurt.
- There could be more comfort, more abundance down the road.
- So we want stuff and comfort and we want to, we want security.
- What does self-confidence and comforts and looking great mean to me?
Examples
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I settled into a comfort I had not known for a very long time.
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There could be more comfort, more abundance down the road.
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So we want stuff and comfort and we want to, we want security.
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And thank you for leaving the comfort of your homes to join me in mine.
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Your income from cotton alone will keep us in comfort for a century.
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So just one more night, and then all the comforts of home.
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All the comforts of home.
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Exeter has spared nothing for our comfort or facilities for our work.
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The men of the regiment will fetch water from the lake, build fires, and provide every comfort and desire.
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The Victorians celebrated domestic comfort as a legitimate manifestation of female power.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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3.9
Small things that make life comfortable, like a warm bed or hot water
Things that make life easier and more comfortable, like a dishwasher or Wi‑Fi
Things like a warm bed or nice food that make life pleasant and easy
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To do new or difficult things on purpose to learn and grow
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.3
A temperature range around 28 to 30°C where a person with no clothes does not shiver or sweat
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word comfort comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and fortis 'strong', seen also in fortress and fortify. So living in 'comfort' means having strength and safety in life, free from money worries.