comfortless C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈkʌmfɚtləs/ UK /ˈkʌmfətləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj without comfort, consolation, or ease The prisoner spent a comfortless night on the stone floor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · without comfort,... bleakdesolatecheerlessdrearyforlorninconsolable ↔ Opposites comfortablecozysnugcomforting Word family Derived forms comfortlesslycomfortlessness Related forms comfortcomfortablecomforter Etymology AI details From comfort + -less, 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 People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # comfortless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkʌmfɚtləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌmfətləs/ ## Meanings 1. without comfort, consolation, or ease ## Examples - The prisoner spent a comfortless night on the stone floor. ## Synonyms - bleak - desolate - cheerless - dreary - forlorn - inconsolable ## Antonyms - comfortable - cozy - snug - comforting ## Derived Forms - comfortlessly - comfortlessness ## Related Forms - comfort - comfortable - comforter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: confortare - Root: fortis ## Etymology From comfort + -less, from Old French conforter ('to comfort, strengthen'), from Late Latin confortare, from com- (intensive) + fortis ('strong'). ## AI Etymology Comfortless is from comfort + -less, from Old French conforter ('to comfort, strengthen'), from Late Latin confortare, from com- (intensive) + fortis ('strong'). In present-day use, it means without comfort, consolation, or ease. Derived formations include comfortlessly and comfortlessness. Related vocabulary includes comfort, comfortable, and comforter. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown