comforting

com-fort-ing · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Providing emotional consolation or reassurance.

  2. 2.

    Giving a feeling of warmth, security, or ease.

Related words

Antonyms: distressing, disturbing, unsettling
See also: comfort, consoling, reassuring, soothing
Synonyms: calming, consoling, reassuring, soothing

Etymology

Present participle of comfort, used as an adjective. From Old French conforter ("to comfort, console").