"comfort" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ [US], /ˈkʌm.fət/ [UK] Audio: en-us-comfort.ogg [US] Forms: comfort [singular], comforts [plural]
enPR: kŭm'fərt [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Comfort is a feeling in your body that there are no problems.
    Sense id: simple-comfort-en-noun-XqT4z~qK
  2. If you give comfort, you help someone to feel better.
    Sense id: simple-comfort-en-noun-VS4AWEQy
  3. A comfort is something that makes you feel good.
    Sense id: simple-comfort-en-noun-QQG-SMbO

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ [US], /ˈkʌm.fət/ [UK] Audio: en-us-comfort.ogg [US] Forms: comfort [canonical], comforts [third-person, singular], comforted [past], comforted [past, participle], comforting [present, participle]
enPR: kŭm'fərt [US] Head templates: {{verb|comfort}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you comfort a person or animal, you help them to feel better.
    Sense id: simple-comfort-en-verb-KUib7tgl
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          "text": "The comforts of home are not available when you're camping."
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