comfort
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 20 answers for the crossword clue 'comfort', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given comfort a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen comfort as an answer itself some 47 times.

comfort is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Wednesday, 03 November 2021 with the answer being SOLACE, we also found SOLACE to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 3 Nov 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 25 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 8 Sep 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 21 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 20 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 4 Aug 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 21 Jul 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 11 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 2 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 21 May 2021

Definitions and usage

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• Assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"
• The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"
• A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
• 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"
• 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"
• Lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
• Give moral or emotional strength to
• Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
• 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"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

AID
The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

INN
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

4 Letters

BALM
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

EASE
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

PUFF
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

5 Letters

CHEER
The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

QUILT
Stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt"

SALVE
Anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"

6 Letters

RELIEF
The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

SOLACE
The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"

SOOTHE
Give moral or emotional strength to

WARMTH
A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

7 Letters

CONSOLE
Housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

RELIEVE
Relieve oneself of troubling information

8 Letters

EASINESS
The quality of being easy in behavior or style; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner"

REASSURE
Give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"

9 Letters

COMFORTER
A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"

11 Letters

CONSOLATION
The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"

CONVENIENCE
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job

15 Letters

COMFORTABLENESS
A feeling of being at ease in a relationship