Definition of Comfort

Coenobite

COMFORT noun

	A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Commendation

Regular definition:

COMFORT:
?k?mf?t n. & v. --n. 1 consolation; relief in affliction. 2 a a state of physical well-being; being comfortable (live in comfort). b (usu. in pl.) things that make life easy or pleasant (has all the comforts). 3 a cause of satisfaction (a comfort to me that you are here). 4 a person who consoles or helps one (he's a comfort to her in her old age). 5 US a warm quilt. --v.tr. 1 soothe in grief; console. 2 make comfortable (comforted by the warmth of the fire). øcomfort station US euphem. a public lavatory. [ME f. OF confort(er) f. LL confortare strengthen (as COM-, L fortis strong)]

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