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Nouns (11)

n. assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"

n. [a state of well-being satisfying all the physical needs]

n. satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing; "his friendship was a comfort"; "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts"

ease, comfort

n. 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, comfortableness

n. 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"

quilt, comforter, comfort, puff

n. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

Verbs (6)

comfort, ease

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

comfort, soothe, console, solace

v. give moral or emotional strength to

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Fuzzynyms (79)

condolence, commiseration

n. an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"

reassurance

n. the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

empathy

n. understanding and entering into another's feelings

compassion, compassionateness

n. a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

sensitivity, sensitiveness

n. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

contentment

n. happiness with one's situation in life

respite, rest, relief, rest period

n. a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

relaxation, relaxation method

n. a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount

luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness

n. wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

prosperity

n. an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

grace, saving grace, state of grace

n. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

balance

n. a state of equilibrium

elegance

n. a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"

poise

n. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish

n. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

presence

n. the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"

abundance

n. (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude

n. a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"

peace

n. the state prevailing during the absence of war

peace, public security

n. the general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace"

better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

relieve, lighten

v. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

reduce

v. destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

administer, dispense

v. give or apply (medications)

help

v. improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

loosen

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

loosen, relax, loose

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

detach, come off, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

ease

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

stay, remain, rest

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

simplify

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

slacken, remit

v. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

succor, succour

v. help in a difficult situation

quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down

v. become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

reassure, assure

v. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

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