comfort vs ease

comfort and ease both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comfort	Yes	No	Yes	No
ease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ease is a hyponym of comfort; that is, ease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comfort:

comfort: a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
ease: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

Other hyponyms of comfort include relief, solace, solacement, cosiness, coziness, snugness, convenience.

As nouns, comfort and ease are synonyms defined as:

comfort and ease: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

As verbs, comfort and ease are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, ease is a hyponym of comfort; that is, ease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comfort:

comfort (noun)	ease (noun)
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal	freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together	freedom from constraint or embarrassment
a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment	a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain	the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing

comfort (verb)	ease (verb)
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate	lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
give moral or emotional strength to	make easier
	lessen the intensity of or calm
	move gently or carefully