Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [kuhm-fer-ter]
- /ˈkʌm fər tər/
- /ˈkʌm.fə.tər/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kuhm-fer-ter]
- /ˈkʌm fər tər/
Definitions of comforter word
- countable noun comforter A comforter is a person or thing that comforts you. 3
- countable noun comforter A comforter is a large cover filled with feathers or similar material which you put over yourself in bed instead of a sheet and blankets. 3
- noun comforter a person or thing that comforts 3
- noun comforter a woollen scarf 3
- noun comforter a baby's dummy 3
- noun comforter a quilted bed covering 3
Information block about the term
Origin of comforter
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English comfortour < Anglo-French, Old French conforteor, equivalent to confort(er) (see comfort) + -eor < Latin -ōr- -or1 or -ātōr- -ator
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Comforter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
comforter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
comforter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for comforter
noun comforter
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- friend — a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- pacifier — a person or thing that pacifies.
- consoler — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- bedspread — A bedspread is a decorative cover which is put over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
Antonyms for comforter
noun comforter
- discomforter — One who causes discomfort.
Top questions with comforter
- how to wash a down comforter?
- how to wash a comforter?
- how to wash comforter?
- how to wash down comforter?
- how to clean a down comforter?
- what is a comforter?
- how to clean comforter?
- how often should you wash your comforter?
- how to clean down comforter?
- how to put a duvet on a comforter?
- how to make a comforter?
- what is a down comforter?
- how do you spell comforter?
- how to fluff a down comforter?
- how to put comforter in duvet?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with co
- Words starting with com
- Words starting with comf
- Words starting with comfo
- Words starting with comfor
- Words starting with comfort
- Words starting with comforte
- Words starting with comforter