TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

comfortless

/ˈkʌmfətləs/adjective

उच्चारण कम्फ़ट्लस

असुविधाजनक, सुख-सुविधा रहित

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    without anything to make a place pleasant or physically comfortable

    असुविधाजनक, सुख-सुविधा रहित

    • a cold, comfortless room
    • The waiting room was a bare, comfortless place with hard benches.
    • The hostel room was cold and comfortless in winter.
    + 2 more examples
    • They spent a comfortless night on the platform waiting for the train.
    • It was a bare and comfortless little hut on the hill.

    Synonyms bleak cheerless bare spartan

    Opposite comfortable cosy

  2. 2

    literary

    without anything to make you feel less sad or worried

    बेसहारा, जिसे कोई सांत्वना न हो

    • She felt lonely and comfortless after he left.
    • Words of advice were comfortless to the grieving widow.
    • The news left the family feeling comfortless and alone.
    + 2 more examples
    • He gave comfortless replies that only upset her more.
    • A comfortless silence followed the doctor's words.

    Synonyms disconsolate forlorn inconsolable

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

comfortless + noun (place)

Comfortless describes a room, house or journey that has nothing to make it pleasant or restful.

'Comfortless' ऐसे कमरे, घर या सफ़र का वर्णन करता है जिसमें आराम देने वाली कोई चीज़ नहीं है।

  • The hostel was a cold and comfortless place.
  • They spent a comfortless night on the platform.

comfortless + noun (feeling)

It can also describe words, news or a time that gives no emotional relief.

यह ऐसे शब्दों, समाचार या समय का भी वर्णन कर सकता है जो मन को राहत नहीं देता।

  • The doctor's comfortless words made her weep.
  • It was a comfortless thought.

be / feel comfortless

After be or feel, it describes a person who has no comfort or consolation.

Be या feel के बाद यह उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जिसे कोई सांत्वना नहीं मिली।

  • The widow felt comfortless in her new home.

comfortless vs uncomfortable

Comfortless is literary and means without comfort; uncomfortable is the everyday word for something that causes physical or mental discomfort.

'Comfortless' साहित्यिक शब्द है और इसका अर्थ आराम से रहित है; 'uncomfortable' रोज़मर्रा का शब्द है जो शारीरिक या मानसिक असुविधा बताता है।

  • The chair was uncomfortable, and the waiting room was comfortless.
+Collocations 4

comfortless + place

roomhousehostelwaiting halltent

  • The refugees lived in a comfortless camp.

comfortless + time

nightwinterjourneyhourexistence

  • It was a long and comfortless journey.

comfortless + words

thoughtreplynewssilenceprospect

  • The comfortless news came by telegram.

adverb + comfortless

utterlybleaklyquitealmoststrangely

  • The empty house was utterly comfortless.
“More examples 5
  • The old school building was bare, damp and comfortless.

विद्यालय की पुरानी इमारत सूनी, सीलन भरी और असुविधाजनक थी।

  • Radhika spent a comfortless night in the waiting room after her train was cancelled.

ट्रेन रद्द हो जाने के बाद राधिका ने प्रतीक्षालय में असुविधाजनक रात बिताई।

  • The poet describes a comfortless world without love.

कवि प्रेम से रहित एक सांत्वनाहीन संसार का वर्णन करता है।

  • The lonely old man lived in a comfortless cottage by the river.

अकेला बूढ़ा आदमी नदी के किनारे एक सुविधाहीन झोंपड़ी में रहता था।

  • His comfortless reply gave the family no hope.

उसके सांत्वनाहीन उत्तर ने परिवार को कोई आशा नहीं दी।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The bed was comfortless to sleep on, so I got up early.

✓ The bed was uncomfortable to sleep on, so I got up early.

For a thing that causes discomfort, use uncomfortable; comfortless means with nothing that comforts.

असुविधा देने वाली वस्तु के लिए 'uncomfortable' प्रयोग करें; 'comfortless' का अर्थ है जिसमें कुछ भी आराम देने वाला न हो।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Comfortless, cheerless and bleak all describe a gloomy place, but comfortless stresses the lack of ease.

Comfortless, cheerless और bleak तीनों उदास स्थान का वर्णन करते हैं, पर comfortless में सुख-सुविधा की कमी पर बल है।

comfortless

Without anything that gives physical ease or consolation.

जिसमें शारीरिक आराम या सांत्वना देने वाली कोई चीज़ न हो।

  • The tent was comfortless.

cheerless

Dull and sad, without anything bright.

फीका और उदास, किसी उजली चीज़ से रहित।

  • The cheerless street was empty.

bleak

Bare, cold and without hope.

सूना, ठंडा और आशाहीन।

  • The future looked bleak.