comfort vs allay
allay vs comfortcomfort is a noun but allay is not a noun.
comfort and allay both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| comfort | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| allay | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
allay is a hyponym of
comfort; that is, allay is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
comfort:
- comfort: give moral or emotional strength to
- allay: lessen the intensity of or calm
Other hyponyms of comfort include
calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, ease, relieve, still.
| comfort (noun) | allay (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction | |
| assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal | |
| bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | |
| a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment | |
| a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain | |
| a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state | |
| satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing |
| comfort (verb) | allay (verb) |
|---|---|
| lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate | satisfy (thirst) |
| give moral or emotional strength to | lessen the intensity of or calm |
Words related to "comfort"
- affluence
- aid
- allay
- alleviate
- alleviation
- assist
- assistance
- assuage
- assuagement
- bed clothing
- bedclothes
- bedding
- calm
- calm down
- comfortable
- comfortableness
- comforter
- comfy
- condition
- consolation
- console
- continental quilt
- convenience
- cosiness
- coziness
- discomfort
- duvet
- ease
- eiderdown
- gratification
- help
- lap of luxury
- lull
- ministration
- palliate
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- pleasance
- pleasure
- puff
- quiet
- quieten
- quilt
- relief
- relieve
- richness
- satisfaction
- snugness
- solace
- solacement
- soothe
- status
- still
- succor
- succour
- tranquilize
- tranquillise
- tranquillize
- uncomfortable
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