| comfort | | |
| n. (state) | 1. comfort, comfortableness | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ relief, ease | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress).; "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" |
| ~ solacement, solace | comfort in disappointment or misery. |
| ~ cosiness, coziness, snugness | a state of warm snug comfort. |
| ~ convenience | the state of being suitable or opportune.; "chairs arranged for his own convenience" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. comfort | a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment. |
| ~ pleasure, pleasance | a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience.; "he was tingling with pleasure" |
| ~ consolation, solace, solacement | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment.; "second place was no consolation to him" |
| ~ alleviation, assuagement, relief | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced.; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" |
| n. (act) | 3. comfort, consolation, solace | the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction.; "his presence was a consolation to her" |
| ~ ministration, succor, succour, relief | assistance in time of difficulty.; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" |
| n. (state) | 4. comfort, ease | a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state.; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" |
| ~ affluence, richness | abundant wealth.; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" |
| ~ lap of luxury | in conditions of wealth and comfort.; "he was raised in the lap of luxury" |
| n. (state) | 5. comfort | satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing.; "his friendship was a comfort"; "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts" |
| ~ gratification, satisfaction | state of being gratified or satisfied.; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. comfort, comforter, puff, quilt | bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together. |
| ~ bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding | coverings that are used on a bed. |
| ~ continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown | a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider. |
| ~ patchwork quilt, patchwork | a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together. |
| n. (act) | 7. comfort | assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal.; "it gave comfort to the enemy" |
| ~ assist, assistance, help, aid | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. comfort, console, solace, soothe | give moral or emotional strength to. |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| ~ allay, still, ease, relieve | lessen the intensity of or calm.; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" |
| v. (body) | 9. comfort, ease | lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate.; "ease the pain in your legs" |
| ~ alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage | provide physical relief, as from pain.; "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| convenience | | |
| n. (state) | 1. convenience | the state of being suitable or opportune.; "chairs arranged for his own convenience" |
| ~ comfort, comfortableness | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. convenience | the quality of being useful and convenient.; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" |
| ~ suitability, suitableness | the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose.; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips" |
| ~ opportuneness, patness, timeliness | timely convenience. |
| ~ accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness | the quality of being at hand when needed. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. comfort station, convenience, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room | a toilet that is available to the public. |
| ~ facility | something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service.; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" |
| ~ ladies' room, powder room | a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building. |
| ~ latrine | a public toilet in a military area. |
| ~ men's, men's room | a public toilet for men. |
| ~ john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ gadgetry | appliances collectively.; "laborsaving gadgetry" |
| ~ gimbal | an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips. |
| ~ injector | a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.). |
| ~ mod con | modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house. |
| snug | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cubby, cubbyhole, snug, snuggery | a small secluded room. |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| adj. | 2. snug | offering safety; well protected or concealed.; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout" |
| ~ protected | kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss.; "the most protected spot I could find" |
| adj. | 3. close, close-fitting, snug | fitting closely but comfortably.; "a close fit" |
| ~ tight | closely constrained or constricted or constricting.; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest" |
| adj. | 4. snug | well and tightly constructed.; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat" |
| ~ tight | of such close construction as to be impermeable.; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" |
| adj. | 5. cosy, cozy, snug | enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space.; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" |
| ~ comfortable, comfy | providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal).; "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?" |
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