comforting
/ˈkʌmfətɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण कम्फ़टिंग
सांत्वना देने वाला, दिलासा देने वाला, सुकून देने वाला
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making you feel calmer, less worried or less unhappy
सांत्वना देने वाला, दिलासा देने वाला, सुकून देने वाला
- It was comforting to know that the doctor was nearby.
- a comforting cup of tea on a cold night
- Her kind words were comforting after the bad news.
+ 2 more examples
- There is something comforting about the smell of fresh rotis.
- It is a comforting thought that help is only a call away.
Synonyms reassuring consoling soothing
Opposite disturbing worrying upsetting
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
comforting + noun
Use it before a noun for a word, thought, touch or smell that eases worry or sadness.
जब कोई शब्द, विचार, स्पर्श या गंध चिंता या दुख कम करे, तब 'comforting' संज्ञा से पहले आता है।
- She gave him a comforting hug.
- The smell of dal on the stove was comforting.
it is comforting to + verb / that-clause
With it as a dummy subject, the thing that comforts follows as to-infinitive or a that-clause.
Dummy subject 'it' के साथ सांत्वना देने वाली बात to-infinitive या that-clause में आती है।
- It is comforting to know that help is near.
- It was comforting that the doctor stayed.
comforting vs comfortable
Comforting soothes the feelings; comfortable describes physical ease of a chair, bed or clothes.
'Comforting' भावनाओं को शांत करता है, जबकि 'comfortable' कुर्सी, बिस्तर या कपड़ों के शारीरिक आराम को बताता है।
- The sofa is comfortable.
- His words were comforting.
comforting (participle) vs comforted
Comforting is the quality of the thing that comforts; comforted describes the person who feels better.
'Comforting' सांत्वना देने वाली वस्तु का गुण बताता है; 'comforted' उस व्यक्ति को जिसे सांत्वना मिली।
- The comforting letter made her feel comforted.
+Collocations 4
comforting + noun
wordsthoughtpresencesmellvoice
- His calm voice was comforting during the storm.
adverb + comforting
deeplystrangelyoddlyverysomehow
- The old song was strangely comforting.
verb + comforting
find sthsoundprovefeelseem
- She found the silence of the temple comforting.
comforting + sign of
a comforting handa comforting signa comforting meala comforting reminder
- A hot meal was a comforting end to a long day.
“More examples 5
- It was comforting to see familiar faces at the new school.
नए विद्यालय में परिचित चेहरे देखना सुकून देने वाला था।
- The nurse's comforting words calmed the old man.
नर्स के सांत्वनापूर्ण शब्दों ने बुज़ुर्ग को शांत किया।
- Radhika found the sound of rain comforting before the exam.
परीक्षा से पहले राधिका को बारिश की आवाज़ सुकून देने वाली लगी।
- There is something comforting about a hot cup of chai.
गरम चाय के प्याले में कुछ सुकून देने वाली बात है।
- The doctor gave a comforting smile and said the test was normal.
डॉक्टर ने आश्वस्त करने वाली मुस्कान के साथ कहा कि जाँच सामान्य है।
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✗ I felt very comforting after his message.
✓ I felt very comforted after his message.
A person who is helped feels comforted; comforting describes the thing that helps.
जिसे सांत्वना मिले वह 'comforted' महसूस करता है; 'comforting' देने वाली चीज़ का गुण है।
✗ The bed in the hotel was very comforting.
✓ The bed in the hotel was very comfortable.
Physical ease belongs to comfortable, not comforting.
शारीरिक आराम के लिए 'comfortable' आता है, 'comforting' नहीं।
✗ The news was very comfort for us.
✓ The news was very comforting for us.
Comfort is a noun; the adjective needed after very is comforting.
'Comfort' संज्ञा है; 'very' के बाद adjective 'comforting' चाहिए।
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AaSpelling
com·for·ting
?Which word?
comforting or comfortable?
Comforting describes something that eases worry or sadness: 'comforting words'. Comfortable describes something that gives physical ease, or a person who is at ease: 'a comfortable chair', 'Are you comfortable?' A comfortable bed is not necessarily comforting.
Comforting उस चीज़ के लिए है जो चिंता या दुख कम करे: 'comforting words'। Comfortable उस चीज़ के लिए है जो शारीरिक आराम दे, या उस व्यक्ति के लिए जो सहज हो: 'a comfortable chair', 'Are you comfortable?' Comfortable बिस्तर ज़रूरी नहीं कि comforting हो।
The comforting/comfortable pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में comforting और comfortable का अंतर पूछा जाता है।