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comforter
CEFRC1
/ˈkʌmfətə/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who gives comfort.
- 02
noun
A thick soft blanket used on a bed.
Examples
Sami's body was wrapped up in a comforter.
My comforter was soaked in sweat.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈkʰʌɱfətʰə]
- [ˈkʰʌɱfɚɾɚ]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
A woollen scarf for winter.
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
More examples
In contextLet no comforter delight mine ear / But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.
The comforters, relaxed in sarongs after the day's work, kicked off their sandals at the top of Syed Omar's steps and made their obeisances to the wives, to the elder children, and to the gloomy head of the house.
A vast quilt or comforter was heaped beside the bed, in a broad puddle of congealed blood, thick and shiny on the patterned rugs.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English comfortour et al, from Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort.