comforting

Questions about comforting

What does comforting mean?

comforting means "providing freedom from worry". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in comforting?

comforting has 3 syllables: com-for-ting. The stress falls on "com". In IPA it is /ˈkʌmfɚtɪŋ/.

What is another word for comforting?

Close synonyms include cheering, satisfying, consolatory, consoling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is comforting a common word?

comforting 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.