comforter C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/ UK /ˈkʌmfətə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a thick padded quilt, or one who consoles others She pulled the down comforter up against the winter chill. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a thick padded quilt, or... quiltduveteiderdownconsolersoother ↔ Opposites tormentor Word family Related forms comfortcomfortablecomforting Etymology AI details From comfort + -er, from Old French conforter ('to comfort, strengthen'), from Late Latin confortare, from com- (intensive) + fortis ('strong'). confortare Late Latin fortis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # comforter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌmfətə/ ## Meanings 1. a thick padded quilt, or one who consoles others ## Examples - She pulled the down comforter up against the winter chill. ## Synonyms - quilt - duvet - eiderdown - consoler - soother ## Antonyms - tormentor ## Related Forms - comfort - comfortable - comforting ## Roots and Affixes - Root: confortare - Root: fortis ## Etymology From comfort + -er, from Old French conforter ('to comfort, strengthen'), from Late Latin confortare, from com- (intensive) + fortis ('strong'). ## AI Etymology Comforter is from comfort + -er, from Old French conforter ('to comfort, strengthen'), from Late Latin confortare, from com- (intensive) + fortis ('strong'). Important recorded forms include confortare (Late Latin) and fortis (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a thick padded quilt, or one who consoles others. The wider family includes related words such as comfort, comfortable, and comforting. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown