The difference between Comfort and Ease

When used as nouns, comfort means contentment, ease, whereas ease means ability, the means to do something, particularly: opportunity, chance. skill, dexterity, facility.

When used as verbs, comfort means to relieve the distress or suffering of, whereas ease means to free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

check bellow for the other definitions of Comfort and Ease

  1. Comfort as a noun:

    Contentment, ease.

    Examples:

    "Sleep in comfort with our new mattress."

  2. Comfort as a noun:

    Something that offers comfort.

    Examples:

    "the comforts of home"

  3. Comfort as a noun:

    A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

    Examples:

    "We still have the spare tire? That's a comfort at least."

  4. Comfort as a noun:

    A cause of relief or satisfaction.

    Examples:

    "The outcome of the peace negotiations in Moscow in 1940 was a heavy blow to the young nation, but in the same time a great comfort: at least the independency was preserved."

  1. Comfort as a verb (transitive):

    To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.

    Examples:

    "Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad."

  2. Comfort as a verb (transitive):

    To make comfortable.

  3. Comfort as a verb (obsolete):

    To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

    Examples:

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  4. Comfort as a verb (obsolete):

    To assist or help; to aid.

  1. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    Ability, the means to do something, particularly: Opportunity, chance. Skill, dexterity, facility.

    Examples:

    "He played the ukelele with ease."

  2. Ease as a noun (pejorative, archaic):

    Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly: Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes idleness, sloth. Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes indifference. Freedom from difficulty. Freedom from effort, leisure, rest. Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence. Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.

    Examples:

    "She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work."

    "The pension set her mind [[at ease at ease]]."

    "He passed all the exams with ease."

    "We took our ease on the patio."

    "His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease."

    "She dealt with the faculty with combined authority and ease."

  3. Ease as a noun (euphemistic, obsolete):

    Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly: Followed by or : release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance. Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation. Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position. Additional space provided to allow greater movement.

    Examples:

    "Take one pill every 12 hours to provide ease from pain."

    "At ease, soldier!"

    "Add some ease to the waist measurement."

  4. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    A convenience; a luxury.

  5. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    A relief; an easement.

  1. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

    Examples:

    "He eased his conscience by confessing."

  2. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).

    Examples:

    "He loosened his shoe to ease the pain."

  3. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To give respite to (someone).

    Examples:

    "The provision of extra staff eased their workload."

  4. Ease as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.

    Examples:

    "We eased the [[boom vang]], then lowered the sail."

  5. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce the difficulty of (something).

    Examples:

    "We had to ease the entry requirements."

  6. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To move (something) slowly and carefully.

    Examples:

    "He eased the cork from the bottle."

  7. Ease as a verb (intransitive):

    To lessen in severity.

    Examples:

    "The pain eased overnight."

  8. Ease as a verb (intransitive):

    To proceed with little effort.

    Examples:

    "The car eased onto the motorway."

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