comfort noun
1 having all your body needs/a pleasant life
ADJ. great, maximum, modest, reasonable They live in modest comfort. | comparative, relative | added a quilted cover for added comfort | domestic, personal, physical
PREP. for ~ I dress for comfort rather than glamour. | in ~ I like to travel in reasonable comfort.
PHRASES a degree/standard of comfort, in the comfort of your own home, too close/hot for comfort The hotel offers a high standard of comfort. The sound of gunfire was too close for comfort.
2 help/kindness to sb who is suffering
ADJ. great | cold A drop in the unemployment rate was cold comfort for those without a job (= not much comfort at all).
QUANT. crumb, word
VERB + COMFORT bring sb, give sb, offer sb, provide sb with His kind words brought some comfort to the grieving parents. | derive, draw, find, get, seek, take They sought comfort in each other. We took great comfort from the fact that at least some of our savings were safe.
COMFORT + NOUN food Chocolate is a great comfort food.
PREP. ~ in She found comfort in music.
PHRASES a source of comfort
3 sb/sth that helps when you are suffering, etc.
ADJ. great
PREP. ~ to The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this.
4 sth that makes life easier
ADJ. modern | creature, home, material I hate camping?I miss all my creature comforts. | spiritual