Comfort vs Advance - What's the difference?

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Comfort is a related term of advance.

In lang=en terms the difference between comfort and advance

is that comfort is to make comfortable while advance is to move forwards, to approach.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between comfort and advance

is that comfort is (obsolete) to assist or help; to aid while advance is (obsolete) to extol; to laud.

As nouns the difference between comfort and advance

is that comfort is contentment, ease while advance is a forward move; improvement or progression.

As verbs the difference between comfort and advance

is that comfort is to relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to while advance is to bring forward; to move towards the front; to make to go on.

As an adjective advance is

completed before need or a milestone event.

comfort

English

Noun

(en noun)

Contentment, ease.

Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.

Something that offers comfort.

the comforts of home

A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.

A cause of relief or satisfaction.

The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort : at least the independency was preserved.

Synonyms

Antonyms

* austerity

Verb

(en verb)

To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.

Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.

* Francis Bacon

Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men.

To make comfortable. (rfex)

(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

(Wyclif)

* Hooker

God's own testimony doth not a little comfort and confirm the same.

(obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.

* Shakespeare

I cannot help the noble chevalier: / God comfort him in this necessity!

Synonyms

* besoothe

Derived terms

* cold comfort * comfort woman * comfortable * comforter * comforting * discomfort * letter of comfort ----

advance

English

Alternative forms

* advaunce

Verb

(advanc)

To bring forward; to move towards the front; to make to go on.

(obsolete) To raise; to elevate.

They advanced their eyelids. — Shakespeare

To raise to a higher rank; to promote.

* Bible, Esther iii. 1

Ahasueres advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes.

* Prescott

This, however, was in time evaded by the monarchs, who advanced certain of their own retainers to a level with the ancient peers of the land

To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.

to advance the ripening of fruit

to advance one's interests

To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.

to advance an argument

* Alexander Pope

Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own.

To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.

To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand.

Merchants often advance money on a contract or on goods consigned to them.

To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate.

to advance the price of goods

To move forwards, to approach.

He rose from his chair and advanced to greet me.

(obsolete) To extol; to laud.

* Spenser

greatly advancing his gay chivalry

Synonyms

* raise, elevate, exalt, aggrandize, improve, heighten, accelerate, allege, adduce, assign

Derived terms

* advancement * in advance * in advance of

Noun

(en noun)

A forward move; improvement or progression.

an advance in health or knowledge

an advance in rank or office

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

* Jay

I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances .

* Kent

The account was made up with intent to show what advances had been made.

An addition to the price; rise in price or value.

an advance on the prime cost of goods

(in the plural) An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

* Jonathan Swift

[He] made the like advances to the dissenters.

* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), , chapter 4:

As the sun fell, so did our spirits. I had tried to make advances to the girl again; but she would have none of me, and so I was not only thirsty but otherwise sad and downhearted.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Completed before need or a milestone event.

He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.

Preceding.

The advance man came a month before the candidate.

Forward.

The scouts found a site for an advance base.

Derived terms

* advance person