comfort vs quiet
quiet vs comfortcomfort and quiet both are nouns.
comfort is not an adjective while quiet is an adjective.
comfort and quiet both are verbs.
comfort is not an adverb while quiet is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| comfort | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| quiet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As verbs,
quiet is a hyponym of
comfort; that is, quiet is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
comfort:
- comfort: give moral or emotional strength to
- quiet: make calm or still
Other hyponyms of comfort include
calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, allay, ease, relieve, still.
| comfort (noun) | quiet (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction | a disposition free from stress or emotion |
| assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal | the absence of sound |
| bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | a period of calm weather |
| a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment | an untroubled state; free from disturbances |
| 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 (adjective) | quiet (adjective) |
|---|---|
| free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound | |
| characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity | |
| (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots | |
| (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves | |
| in a softened tone | |
| not showy or obtrusive |
| comfort (verb) | quiet (verb) |
|---|---|
| lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate | make calm or still |
| give moral or emotional strength to | become quiet or quieter |
| comfort (adverb) | quiet (adverb) |
|---|---|
| with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') |
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
Words related to "quiet"
- active
- appease
- assuage
- astronomy
- ataraxia
- calm
- calm down
- calmness
- change intensity
- comfort
- compose
- composure
- conciliate
- console
- equanimity
- gentle
- gruntle
- hush
- hush up
- hushed
- inaudible
- lenify
- lull
- mollify
- muted
- noiseless
- noisy
- order
- pacify
- peaceable
- peaceful
- pipe down
- placate
- placid
- placidity
- quiesce
- quiescent
- quiet down
- quieten
- quietly
- quietness
- repose
- restrained
- serenity
- shut up
- silence
- silent
- smooth
- soft
- solace
- soothe
- sound property
- soundless
- soundlessness
- speechlessness
- still
- stillness
- stilly
- subdued
- tame
- tranquil
- tranquility
- tranquilize
- tranquillise
- tranquillity
- tranquillize
- unagitated
- unhearable
- unostentatious
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- unquiet
- unruffled
- untroubled
- uranology
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