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—comfortingly, adv./kum"feuhr ting/, adj.affording comfort or solace.[1250-1300; ME; see COMFORT, -ING2]
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comforting — adj. 1. providing freedom from worry. Syn: cheering, satisfying. [WordNet 1.5] 2. affording comfort or solace. Syn: consolatory, consoling. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comforting — comforting; un·comforting; … English syllables
comforting — index mitigation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
comforting — [adj] cheering abating, allaying, alleviating, analeptic, assuaging, consolatory, consoling, curing, encouraging, freeing, healthgiving, heart warming, inspiriting, invigorating, lightening, mitigating, reassuring, refreshing, relieving,… … New thesaurus
comforting — adj. comforting to + inf. (it was comforting to be sure of their support) * * * comforting to + inf. (it was comforting to be sure of their support) … Combinatory dictionary
comforting — com|fort|ing [ˈkʌmfətıŋ US fər ] adj making you feel less worried, unhappy, or upset it is comforting to think/have/know etc ▪ It s comforting to know I can call my parents any time. ▪ With this comforting thought , Harry fell asleep. ▪ His voice … Dictionary of contemporary English
comforting — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
comforting — [[t]kʌ̱mfə(r)tɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy. My mother had just died and I found the book very comforting... In the midst of his feelings of impotence, a comforting… … English dictionary
comforting — UK [ˈkʌmfə(r)tɪŋ] / US [ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ] adjective making you feel less sad, worried, or disappointed Somehow that was a comforting thought. it is comforting to do something: It s comforting to know that you support me in this … English dictionary
Comforting — Comfort Com fort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comforted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comforting.}] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con + fortis strong. See {Fort}.] 1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.] Wyclif.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comforting — adjective Giving comfort. Your comforting words help ease my mind … Wiktionary
