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Meaning of Comforting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ

Definitions

The act of giving comfort.

Equivalents

العربية إنس الترييح
Bosanski utješno утјешно
Deutsch beruhigend ermutigend tröstend tröstlich trostreich
Español consolador reconfortante
Suomi lohdullinen lohduttaminen lohduttelu lohdutus
Français rassurant réconfortant
हिन्दी सुखद सुखदायक सुखदायी
Hrvatski utješno утјешно
Italiano confortante consolante rassicurante riassicurante
Latina consolatorius
Nederlands geruststellend geruststellende troostend troostende
Српски utješno утјешно
Українська вті́шний уті́шний

Examples

“Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea[…]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Comfortingly comfortingness comfortization Comfortlessly comfortlessness comfortment

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