Definition
Making someone feel better when they're sad, scared, or upset by showing care and reassurance.
Etymology
From Middle English 'comforten,' derived from Old French 'conforter,' which comes from Latin 'confortis' meaning 'to strengthen greatly.' The 'con-' prefix means 'together with,' so comfort originally meant strengthening someone alongside them.
Kelly Says
There's actual science showing that comforting touches and words lower your cortisol levels (stress hormone) and raise oxytocin (the bonding hormone)—so when someone comforts you, they're literally changing your brain chemistry in positive ways!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተማማን
mas.tɛ.mamɛn
ARالعربية
مُؤَكِّد
muʾakkid
BNবাংলা
সান্ত্বনা দানকারী
shantvana danakari
CACatalà
reconfortant
rɛ.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃
CSČeština
pohodlný
poɦodlɲi
DADansk
trøstende
tʁœs.dən
DEDeutsch
tröstend
tʁœs.tɛnd
ELΕλληνικά
παραμυθούμενος
pa.ra.muˈθu.menos
ESEspañol
reconfortante
re.kon.fɔr.tɑn.te
FAفارسی
آرامبخش
ārām-bakhsh
FISuomi
lohduttava
lohduttava
FRFrançais
réconfortant
ʁe.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃
HAHA
saka masu farin ciki
sa.ka ma.su fa.ɾin.t͡ʃi.ki
HIहिन्दी
सांत्वना देने वाला
sāntvanā dene vālā
HUMagyar
megnyugtató
mɛɟɲuɡtaːtoː
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghibur
məŋ.hi.bur
IGIG
na-akwado obi
na akwado obi
ITItaliano
rassicurante
ras.si.kuˈrɑn.te
KKKK
тістіруші
tɪstɪ.ruʃɪ
KMKM
ផ្តល់នូវសេចក្តីសុខ
phtɔl nuv sechkat sok
KO한국어
위안을 주는
wi-an-eul ju-neun
MRMR
समाधान देणारा
samādhāna dēṇārā
MSBahasa Melayu
menghiburkan
məŋ.hi.bur.kan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်နှလုံး တည်ငြိမ်စေခြင်း
sait n̥hluṅ တည်.ŋə.jeɪɴ.zɛ.tɕʰaɪɴ
NLNederlands
troostend
trɔstɛnt
NONorsk
trøstende
trøs.tɛn.de
PLPolski
pocieszny
pɔˈt͡ɕɛʂnɨ
PTPortuguês
confortante
kõ.fɔɾ.tɑ̃.tɨ
RORomână
liniștitor
li.niʃ.ti.tor
RUРусский
утешительный
utɛʂitɛlʲnɨj
SVSvenska
tröstande
trœs.tɑn.də
SWKiswahili
unaoleta faraja
unao.leta fa.ra.ja
THไทย
ให้ความสบาย
hai kwam sabai
TLTL
nakapapawi ng lungkot
na.kapapawi ng lungkot
TRTürkçe
teselli verici
te.sɛ.lɪ vɛ.ɾi.t͡ʃi
UKУкраїнська
утішливий
utiʃlivɨj
URاردو
تسلی دینے والا
tasallī dene vālā
YOYO
ti ń gbẹ̀rẹ̀
ti ń gbẹ̀rẹ̀
ZH中文
令人感到安慰的
lìng rén gǎn dào ān wèi de