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comforter

noun

Simple meaning

A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.

Pronunciation

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kuhmferter

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈkʌmfɚtɚ

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Definition

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noun

  1. us

    A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.

  2. A person who comforts someone who is suffering.

  3. A person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

  4. A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

  5. New ZealandAustralia

    A pacifier.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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This meaning: A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.

Used this way, comforter is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use comforter

  • “After my grandmother passed, my aunt was a great comforter to our whole family.”noun

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holy comfortergreat comforterwhite comfortersatin comforterdivine comforterwoollen comforter

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • comfortableadjectiveDerived adjective

    Providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal).

  • comfortablyadverbDerived adverb

    In mental comfort.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • job's comforternounCompound term

    Someone whose comfort is actually discouraging.

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