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comforter
com·fort·er C0503100 (kŭm′fər-tər)n.1. One that comforts: the nurse as comforter of the sick.2. Comforter Christianity The Holy Spirit.3. A quilted bedcover.4. A narrow, long, typically woolen neck scarf.comforter (ˈkʌmfətə) n1. a person or thing that comforts2. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit a woollen scarf3. a baby's dummy4. (Textiles) US a quilted bed covering
Comforter (ˈkʌmfətə) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity an epithet of the Holy Spirit[C14: translation of Latin consolātor, representing Greek paraklētos; see Paraclete]com•fort•er (ˈkʌm fər tər)
n. 1. one that comforts. 2. a thick quilted bedcover. 3. a long woolen scarf, usu. knitted. [1300–50; < Anglo-French, Old French] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | comforter - commiserates with someone who has had misfortunesympathiser, sympathizercommunicator - a person who communicates with othersJob's comforter - someone whose comfort is actually discouraging | | 2. |  comforter - a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"allayer, relieverindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" | | 3. |  comforter - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched togetherquilt, puff, comfortbed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bedcontinental quilt, duvet, eiderdown - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eiderpatchwork quilt, patchwork - a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together | | 4. |  comforter - device used for an infant to suck or bite onbaby's dummy, teething ring, pacifierdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
Translationscouetteédredonconsolatorepiuminosciarpa di lanaодеялоутешительyorgancomforter
Job's comforterSomeone who makes a person feel worse about a situation when trying to offer sympathy. A reference to the Biblical story of Job, who showed great faith amid difficult circumstances. Larry is a real Job's comforter. I know he was just trying to offer comforting words, but he made Maggie feel worse about her financial situation.See also: comfortera Job's comforter a person who aggravates distress under the guise of giving comfort. In the Bible, Job was a prosperous man whose patience and piety was tested by a series of undeserved misfortunes. The attempts of his friends to comfort him only add to his sense of despair and he tells them: ‘miserable comforters are ye all’ (Job 16:2). Despite his ordeals, he remains confident of the goodness and justice of God and in the end he is restored to his former situation.See also: comfortera ˌJob’s ˈcomforter (old-fashioned) a person who is sympathetic but says things which make you feel even more unhappy than you are already: Ann came to see me when I was in hospital. She was a real Job’s comforter! She told me about somebody who had the same operation as me, and then died a month later.Job is a character in the Bible. His friends pretended to comfort him but were actually criticizing him.See also: comfortercomforter
Synonyms for comforternoun commiserates with someone who has had misfortuneSynonymsRelated Words- communicator
- Job's comforter
noun a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifiesSynonymsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched togetherSynonymsRelated Words- bed clothing
- bedclothes
- bedding
- continental quilt
- duvet
- eiderdown
- patchwork quilt
- patchwork
noun device used for an infant to suck or bite onSynonyms- baby's dummy
- teething ring
- pacifier
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