comforting en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- kŭmʹfərtĭng (General-American)
Meanings
-
Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
Your comforting words help ease my mind.
It's comforting to know that I've always got my Mum when things go wrong.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more comforting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most comforting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
Deriveds
comfortingly · comfortingness · uncomforting
Hypernyms
Synonyms
cheering · reassuring · besoothing · inspiriting · soothing · comforting · easeful · encouraging · consoling
Translations (25)
fi lohduttava (giving comfort) · uk вті́шний (giving comfort) · hi सुखदायी (giving comfort) · it rassicurante (giving comfort) · de trostreich (giving comfort) · nl geruststellende (giving comfort) · es consolador (giving comfort) · it riassicurante (giving comfort) · de tröstlich (giving comfort) · it confortante (giving comfort) · hi सुखद (giving comfort) · nl geruststellend (giving comfort) · de beruhigend (giving comfort) · it consolante (giving comfort) · uk уті́шний (giving comfort) · de tröstend (giving comfort) · nl troostende (giving comfort) · de ermutigend (giving comfort) · hi सुखदायक (giving comfort) · nl troostend (giving comfort) · fr rassurant (giving comfort) · es reconfortante (giving comfort) · la cōnsōlātōrius (giving comfort) · fr réconfortant (giving comfort) · fi lohdullinen (giving comfort)