Comfort vs. Soothe — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Comfort and Soothe
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Comfort
Comfort (or being comfortable) is a sense of physical or psychological ease, often characterized as a lack of hardship. Persons who are lacking in comfort are uncomfortable, or experiencing discomfort.
Soothe
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Comfort
To soothe in time of affliction or distress.
Soothe
To calm or placate (a person, for example).
Comfort
To ease physically; relieve
Comforted the feverish patient with a cool cloth.
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Soothe
To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
Comfort
A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress
Finally sat in comfort on the soft pillows.
Soothe
To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
Comfort
A condition of well-being, contentment, and security
An income that allowed them to live in comfort.
Soothe
(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
Comfort
Solace or consolation in time of sorrow or distress
Soothing words of comfort.
Soothe
(transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
Comfort
Help; assistance
Gave comfort to the enemy.
Soothe
To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
Comfort
Something providing ease, convenience, or security
The comforts of modern living.
Soothe
(transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
Comfort
A person or thing that brings consolation or mental ease
A friend who was a comfort to me in my grief.
Soothe
(transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
Comfort
Chiefly Southern & Lower Northern US A quilted bedcover; a comforter.
Soothe
(intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
Comfort
Contentment, ease.
Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.
Soothe
(intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.
Comfort
Something that offers comfort.
The comforts of home
Soothe
(transitive) To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
Comfort
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.
Soothe
To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
Comfort
A cause of relief or satisfaction.
The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort: at least the independency was preserved.
Soothe
To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
Comfort
(transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.
Soothe
To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
Comfort
(transitive) To make comfortable. en
Soothe
To assent to as true.
Comfort
(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
Soothe
To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow.
I've tried the force of every reason on him,Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again.
Comfort
(obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
Soothe
To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
Though the sound of FameMay for a moment soothe, it can not slakeThe fever of vain longing.
Comfort
To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
God's own testimony . . . doth not a little comfort and confirm the same.
Soothe
Give moral or emotional strength to
Comfort
To assist or help; to aid.
I . . . can not help the noble chevalier:God comfort him in this necessity!
Soothe
Cause to feel better;
The medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation
Comfort
To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer.
Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men.
That we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction.
A perfect woman, nobly planned,To warn, to comfort, and command.
Comfort
Assistance; relief; support.
Comfort
Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation.
In comfort of her mother's fears.
Cheer thy spirit with this comfort.
Speaking words of endearment where words of comfort availed not.
Comfort
A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.
I had much joy and comfort in thy love.
He had the means of living in comfort.
Comfort
A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable.
Comfort
Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy.
Comfort
A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain;
He is a man who enjoys his comfort
She longed for the comfortableness of her armchair
Comfort
A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
Comfort
The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction;
His presence was a consolation to her
Comfort
A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state;
A life of luxury and ease
He had all the material comforts of this world
Comfort
Give moral or emotional strength to
Comfort
Lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate;
Ease the pain in your legs
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