English Explanatory Dictionary

cold comfort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.

Pronunciation

en-au-cold comfort.ogg

Word forms

cold comfort cold comforts

Etymology

Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, see quotations.

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