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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective providing freedom from worry.
  • adjective affording comfort or solace.

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  • adjective Giving comfort.
  • verb Present participle of comfort.

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  • adjective providing freedom from worry
  • adjective affording comfort or solace

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