English Explanatory Dictionary

comfortless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a person: deprived of comfort; uncomforted.
  2. Of a thing: offering no comfort; uncomforting.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌmfətləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comfortless.wav /ˈkʌmfəɹtləs/

Word forms

comfortless more comfortless most comfortless

Etymology

From Middle English comfortles; equivalent to comfort + -less.

Synonyms

bleak dreary cheerless comfortless dark morose depressing desolate dire disconsolate dismal doleful dolesome drear drearisome dreich forlorn gayless gray gloomsome gloomy grim joyless lack-laughter lugubrious melancholy mirthless miserable no joke saturnine solemn somber sombre spiritless sullen sunless uncheerful uncheery unhappy unmerry wintry woeful

Derived words

comfortlessly comfortlessness
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