Search for: comfort
16421 Etymology dictionary, p. refresh (v.).2
… ., refreshen, "comfort, strengthen, restore; make as if new again (physically or spiritually)," also "provide shelter and refreshment" (to a guest, etc.); from Old French …
16422 Etymology dictionary, p. relevant (adj.).2
… , assist; comfort, console" (see relieve ). Not generally used until after 1800.
16423 Etymology dictionary, p. relieve (v.).2
… ; afford comfort; allow respite; diminish the pressure of," also "give alms to, provide for;" also figuratively, "take heart, cheer up;" from Old French relever "to raise …
16424 Etymology dictionary, p. resort (n.).2
… of comfort and solace," from Old French resort "resource, a help, an aid, a remedy," back-formation from resortir "to resort," literally "to go out again," from re- "again …
16425 Etymology dictionary, p. room (n.).5
Make room "open a passage, make way" is from mid-15c. Room-service is attested from 1913; room-temperature, comfortable for the occupants of a room, is so called from 1879. Roomth "sufficient space" (1530s, with -th (2)) now is obsolete.
16426 Etymology dictionary, p. snug (adj.).3
The sense of "in a state of ease or comfort" is recorded by 1620s. The meaning "fit closely" is by 1838. Expression snug as a bug in a rug is attested by 1769; earlier was snug as a bee in a box (1706).
16427 Etymology dictionary, p. sober (v.).2
… ., sobren, "comfort, console, reduce to a quiet condition" (transitive), from sober (adj.). The sense of "free from intoxication" is by 1706; the extended sense of "bring …
16428 Etymology dictionary, p. softness (n.).2
… "ease, comfort; state of being soft to the touch; luxury;" see soft (adj.) + -ness. The meaning "gentleness, tenderness" is from c. 1300, that of "weakness of character, effeminacy …
16429 Etymology dictionary, p. soft (adj.).2
… ; easeful, comfortable, calm, undisturbed; luxurious," from West Germanic *samfti, from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz "level, even, smooth, gentle, soft" (source also of …
16430 Etymology dictionary, p. solace (v.).2
"to comfort (someone), console in grief or trouble," late 13c., solasen, also in Middle English "entertain, amuse, please," from Old French solacier, solasser, "to comfort …
16431 Etymology dictionary, p. solace (n.).2
… ; solace, comfort," from Latin solacium "a soothing, assuaging; comfort, consolation," from solatus, past participle of solari "to console, soothe," from a suffixed …
16432 Etymology dictionary, p. solace (n.).3
… , affording comfort" was "common c 1500-1650" [OED].
16433 Etymology dictionary, p. soothe (v.).2
… "quiet, comfort, restore to tranquility," in reference to a person or animal, is by 1690s, via the notion of "to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true …
16434 Etymology dictionary, p. sport (n.).3
… of comfort." In 16c.-17c. it could mean "sexual intercourse, love-making."
16435 Etymology dictionary, p. take (v.).5
… chance, comfort, flight, courage. Compare the range of senses in Latin capere "to take."
16436 Etymology dictionary, p. trim (v.).2
… , confirm; comfort; incite; set in order, arrange, prepare, make ready; become strong," from trum "strong, stable," from Proto-Germanic *trum-, from PIE *dru-mo-, suffixed …
16437 Etymology dictionary, p. toasty (adj.).2
"warm and comfortable," 1882, from toast (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Toastiness .
16438 Etymology dictionary, p. trust (n.).2
… troost "comfort, consolation," Old High German trost "trust, fidelity," German Trost "comfort, consolation," Gothic trausti "agreement, alliance").
16439 Etymology dictionary, p. uncomfortable (adj.).2
early 15c. "causing bodily or mental discomfort, affording no comfort," from un- (1) "not" + comfortable (adj.). Intransitive meaning "feeling discomfort, ill-at-ease" is attested from 1796. Related: Uncomfortably .
16440 Etymology dictionary, p. uneasy (adj.).2
late 13c., "not comforting, causing trouble," from un- (1) "not" + easy (adj.). Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s. Related: Uneasily; uneasiness .