comforting

[ kuhm-fer-ting ]

adjective

1. affording comfort or solace.

Other Words From

• comfort·ing·ly adverb
• un·comfort·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of comforting¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; comfort + -ing ²

Example Sentences

She said it would be comforting to know that she could have a "peaceful death when the time comes" so that "none of us would suffer".

From BBC

Grief can become a danger when we start to find the past more comforting than reality, which isn’t hard to do when dealing with the loss of someone close to us.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than positioning foods like tongue and pigs' ears as familiar and comforting, a willingness to embrace the yuck factor became a sign of adventurousness, even masculinity.

From Salon

There’s something comforting about knowing there’s a company in Southern California providing such a wide selection of seeds for growing food and flowering plants.

From Los Angeles Times

If you love TV, especially comforting TV, Bagley is anything but a stranger.

From Salon

Related Words

• encouraging
• reassuring
• refreshing
• soothing