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comfort food

noun

Simple meaning

Food consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.

Pronunciation

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kuhmfertfood

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈkʌmfɚtfud

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Definition

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noun

  1. Food consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.

  2. Simple, home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a staple of diners and other informal restaurants.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Food consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.

Used this way, comfort food is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Slightly positive
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Positive and appreciative
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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