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comforting
(encz) | comforting,uklidňující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
comforting
(encz) | comforting,utěšující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Comforting
(gcide) | 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.
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God's own testimony . . . doth not a little comfort
and confirm the same. --Hooker.
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2. To assist or help; to aid. [Obs.]
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I . . . can not help the noble chevalier:
God comfort him in this necessity! --Shak.
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3. To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve;
to console; to cheer.
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Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men.
--Bacon.
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That we may be able to comfort them that are in any
affliction. --2 Cor. i. 4
(Rev. Ver.).
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A perfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort, and command. --Wordsworth.
Syn: To cheer; solace; console; revive; encourage; enliven;
invigorate; inspirit; gladden; recreate; exhilarate;
refresh; animate; confirm; strengthen.
Usage: To Comfort, Console, Solace. These verbs all
suppose some antecedent state of suffering or sorrow.
Console is confined to the act giving sympathetic
relief to the mind under affliction or sorrow, and
points to some definite source of that relief; as, the
presence of his friend consoled him; he was much
consoled by this intelligence. The act of consoling
commonly implies the inculcation of resignation.
Comfort points to relief afforded by the communication
of positive pleasure, hope, and strength, as well as
by the diminution of pain; as, "They brought the young
man alive, and were not a little comforted." --Acts
xx. 12. Solace is from L. solacium, which means
according to Dumesnil, consolation inwardly felt or
applied to the case of the sufferer. Hence, the verb
to solace denotes the using of things for the purpose
of affording relief under sorrow or suffering; as, to
solace one's self with reflections, with books, or
with active employments.
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comforting
(gcide) | comforting \comforting\ adj.
1. providing freedom from worry.
Syn: cheering, satisfying.
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2. affording comfort or solace.
Syn: consolatory, consoling.
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comforting
(wn) | comforting
adj 1: providing freedom from worry [syn: comforting,
cheering, satisfying]
2: affording comfort or solace [syn: comforting,
consolatory, consoling] |
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comforting
(encz) | comforting,uklidňující adj: Zdeněk Brožcomforting,utěšující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
comfortingly
(encz) | comfortingly, |
comforting
(gcide) | 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.
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God's own testimony . . . doth not a little comfort
and confirm the same. --Hooker.
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2. To assist or help; to aid. [Obs.]
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I . . . can not help the noble chevalier:
God comfort him in this necessity! --Shak.
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3. To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve;
to console; to cheer.
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Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men.
--Bacon.
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That we may be able to comfort them that are in any
affliction. --2 Cor. i. 4
(Rev. Ver.).
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A perfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort, and command. --Wordsworth.
Syn: To cheer; solace; console; revive; encourage; enliven;
invigorate; inspirit; gladden; recreate; exhilarate;
refresh; animate; confirm; strengthen.
Usage: To Comfort, Console, Solace. These verbs all
suppose some antecedent state of suffering or sorrow.
Console is confined to the act giving sympathetic
relief to the mind under affliction or sorrow, and
points to some definite source of that relief; as, the
presence of his friend consoled him; he was much
consoled by this intelligence. The act of consoling
commonly implies the inculcation of resignation.
Comfort points to relief afforded by the communication
of positive pleasure, hope, and strength, as well as
by the diminution of pain; as, "They brought the young
man alive, and were not a little comforted." --Acts
xx. 12. Solace is from L. solacium, which means
according to Dumesnil, consolation inwardly felt or
applied to the case of the sufferer. Hence, the verb
to solace denotes the using of things for the purpose
of affording relief under sorrow or suffering; as, to
solace one's self with reflections, with books, or
with active employments.
[1913 Webster]comforting \comforting\ adj.
1. providing freedom from worry.
Syn: cheering, satisfying.
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2. affording comfort or solace.
Syn: consolatory, consoling.
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Discomforting
(gcide) | Discomfort \Dis*com"fort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomforted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Discomforting.] [OF. desconforter, F.
d['e]conforter, to discourage; pref. des- (L dis-) +
conforter. See Comfort.]
1. To discourage; to deject.
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His funeral shall not be in our camp,
Lest it discomfort us. --Shak.
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2. To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive of quiet
enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as, a smoky chimney
discomforts a family.
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comforting
(wn) | comforting
adj 1: providing freedom from worry [syn: comforting,
cheering, satisfying]
2: affording comfort or solace [syn: comforting,
consolatory, consoling] |
comfortingly
(wn) | comfortingly
adv 1: in a comforting or consoling manner; "one part of a
strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar
form" [syn: comfortingly, consolingly] |
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