- comfort
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 having all your body needs/a pleasant lifeADJECTIVE▪ complete, great, maximum, modest, reasonable▪
They live in modest comfort.
▪ comparative (esp. BrE), relative▪ added▪a quilted cover for added comfort
▪ domestic, personal, physicalCOMFORT + NOUN▪ level▪ zone▪She's willing to venture outside her comfort zone (= try things that are more challenging).
PREPOSITION▪ for comfort▪I dress for comfort rather than elegance.
▪ in comfort▪I like to travel in reasonable comfort.
▪ comfort of▪He enjoys dangerous sports from the comfort of his couch.
PHRASES▪ a degree of comfort, a standard of comfort▪The hotel offers a high standard of comfort.
▪ in the comfort of your own home▪Learn a new language in the comfort of your own home.
▪ too close for comfort▪The sound of gunfire was too close for comfort.
2 help/kindness to sb who is sufferingADJECTIVE▪ great▪ little, small▪ cold▪A drop in the unemployment rate was cold comfort for those without a job (= not much comfort at all).
… OF COMFORT▪ crumb, wordVERB + COMFORT▪ bring sb, give sb, offer sb, provide sb with▪His kind words brought some comfort to the grieving parents.
▪ derive, draw, find, get, have, seek, take▪They sought comfort in each other.
▪We took great comfort from the fact that our savings were safe.
▪ need▪I need all the comfort I can get right now.
COMFORT + NOUN▪ food▪Chocolate is a great comfort food.
PREPOSITION▪ comfort in▪She found comfort in music.
PHRASES▪ a source of comfort3 sb/sth that helps when you are suffering, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ greatPREPOSITION▪ comfort to▪The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this.
4 sth that makes life easierADJECTIVE▪ modern▪ creature, home (BrE), material▪I hate camping—I miss all my creature comforts.
▪ spiritual{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ greatly▪The idea that he was not alone comforted him greatly.
PHRASES▪ be comforted to know▪He was comforted to know that most people in the class knew even less than he.
▪ being comforted by family, friends, etc.▪The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends.
▪ feel comforted
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
