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Comforted vs Relaxed - What's the difference?

comforted | relaxed |

As verbs the difference between comforted and relaxed

is that comforted is (comfort) while relaxed is (relax).

As an adjective relaxed is

having an easy-going mood or temperament.

comforted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (comfort)

  • 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 ----

    relaxed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having an easy-going mood or temperament.
  • Eased or loosened.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed .}}

    Synonyms

    * calm

    Antonyms

    * stressed, nervous, anxious

    Verb

    (head)
  • (relax)