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16361 Etymology dictionary, p. comfortable (adj.).1
comfortable (adj.)
16362 Etymology dictionary, p. comfortable (adj.).2
… spiritual comfort," from Anglo-French and Old French confortable "comforting; pleasant, agreeable," from conforter "to comfort, solace" (see comfort (v.)); also see …
16363 Etymology dictionary, p. comfort (v.).1
comfort (v.)
16364 Etymology dictionary, p. comfort (v.).2
… "to comfort, to solace; to help, strengthen," from Late Latin confortare "to strengthen much" (used in Vulgate), from assimilated form of Latin com-, here perhaps an …
16365 Etymology dictionary, p. comfort (v.).3
The change of -n- to -m- began in English 14c. In Middle English also "give or add strength to" (c. 1300); "encourage, urge, exhort" (c. 1300). Related: Comforted; comforting .
16366 Etymology dictionary, p. comfortably (adv.).1
comfortably (adv.)
16367 Etymology dictionary, p. comfortably (adv.).2
late 14c., "pleasantly, enjoyably," from comfortable + -ly (2). Meaning "in a state of comfort" is 1630s.
16368 Etymology dictionary, p. comfort (n.).1
comfort (n.)
16369 Etymology dictionary, p. comfort (n.).2
… 14c.). Comforts (as opposed to necessities and luxuries ) is from 1650s. Comfort food "food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value but typically is of …
16370 Etymology dictionary, p. comfortless (adj.).2
late 14c., "discouraged, in despair," from comfort (n.) + -less. From 1570s as "wanting physical comforts." Related" Comfortlessly; comfortlessness .
16371 Etymology dictionary, p. consolate (v.).2
"to comfort, console," late 15c., from Latin consolatus, past participle of consolari "offer solace, encourage, comfort, cheer," from assimilated form of com-, here …
16372 Etymology dictionary, p. console (v.).2
… "to comfort, console," from Latin consolari "offer solace, encourage, comfort, cheer," from assimilated form of com-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (see com- ), + solari …
16373 Etymology dictionary, p. consolation (n.).2
… "solace, comfort; delight, pleasure" (11c., Modern French consolation ), from Latin consolationem (nominative consolatio ) "a consoling, comfort," noun of action from …
16374 Etymology dictionary, p. consolatory (adj.).2
… , encourage, comfort, cheer," from assimilated form of com-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (see com- ), + solari "to comfort" (see solace (n.)).
16375 Etymology dictionary, p. convenience (n.).3
Meaning "that which gives ease or comfort; a convenient article or appliance" is from 1670s. Sense of "quality of being personally not difficult" is from 1703. Convenience store attested by 1965.
16376 Etymology dictionary, p. conveniences (n.).2
"material appliances or arrangements conducive to personal comfort," 1670s, plural of convenience in the sense "that which gives ease or comfort; a convenient article or appliance."
16377 Etymology dictionary, p. cosh (n.).3
Other English words of the same form, all apparently unrelated, include a provincial word for "a cottage, a hovel" (late 15c.), a provincial word for "the husk of corn" (1787), and an 18c. Scottish adjective meaning "neat, snug, quiet, comfortable."
16378 Etymology dictionary, p. cozy (adj.).2
"snug, comfortable, warm," 1709, colsie, originally Scottish dialect, perhaps of Scandinavian origin (compare Norwegian kose seg "be cozy"). In Britain, usually …
16379 Etymology dictionary, p. creature (n.).3
… ). Creature-comforts "material comforts" (food, clothing) is from 1650s. Related: Creatural; creaturely.
16380 Etymology dictionary, p. cuddle (v.).2
… ," hence "comfortable with." It has a spotty early history and seems to have been a nursery word at first. Related: Cuddled; cuddling. As a noun, "a hug, an embrace," by 1825 …