comforting

[kuhm-fer-ting]

adjective

1. affording comfort or solace.

Other Word Forms

• comfortingly adverb
• uncomforting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of comforting¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; comfort + -ing ²

Example Sentences

TENERIFE, Spain—It’s not the most comforting announcement to hear on vacation.

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I feel her sunsum even through the dream, comforting me and pulling me closer.

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The comforting, murmuring sound was like the lap of waves against the hull of a watertight ship, and she slept as well as she ever had in her life.

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Penelope put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

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Daddy’s personality could be more comforting than Mama’s.

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