comforted

1. 1.

   made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress

   “the news make her feel comforted”

   Similarcomfortable

Questions about comforted

What does comforted mean?

comforted means "made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress".

How many syllables are in comforted?

comforted has 3 syllables: com-for-ted. The stress falls on "com". In IPA it is /ˈkʌmfɚtɪd/.

Is comforted a common word?

comforted is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.