Comforting

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ

Definitions

The act of giving comfort.

Equivalents

Españolconsolador reconfortante

Françaisrassurant réconfortant

Deutschberuhigend ermutigend tröstendtröstlich trostreich

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العربيةإنس الترييح

Bosanskiutješno утјешно

Suomilohdullinen lohduttaminen lohduttelulohdutus

हिन्दीसुखद सुखदायक सुखदायी

Hrvatskiutješno утјешно

Italianoconfortante consolante rassicuranteriassicurante

Latinaconsolatorius

Nederlandsgeruststellend geruststellende troostendtroostende

Српскиutješno утјешно

Українськавті́шний 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

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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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