Comfort vs Restorative - What's the difference?
comfort | restorative | Related terms |
Contentment, ease.
Something that offers comfort.
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
A cause of relief or satisfaction.
To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
* Francis Bacon
To make comfortable. (rfex)
(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
* Hooker
(obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
* Shakespeare
Something with restoring properties.
(euphemistic) An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.
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Serving to restore.
* Milton
As nouns the difference between comfort and restorative
is that comfort is contentment, ease while restorative is something with restoring properties.As a verb comfort
is to relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.As an adjective restorative is
serving to restore.comfort
English
Noun
(en noun)- Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.
- the comforts of home
- We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least.
- 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
* austerityVerb
(en verb)- Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.
- Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men.
- (Wyclif)
- God's own testimony doth not a little comfort and confirm the same.
- I cannot help the noble chevalier: / God comfort him in this necessity!
Synonyms
* besootheDerived terms
* cold comfort * comfort woman * comfortable * comforter * comforting * discomfort * letter of comfort ----restorative
English
Noun
(en noun)References
* OED2Adjective
(head)- After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.
- Destroys life's enemy, / Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.