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1. Something that makes people feel physically relaxed: William and his family had the comforts of home during their trip.
2. Someone or anything that provides relief from pain or anxiety.
3. Etymology: from Old Frence conforter, "to comfort, to help, to strengthen"; from Late Latin confortare, "to strengthen much" or "to strengthen completely"; from com-, "altogether" + fortis, "strong".
2. Someone or anything that provides relief from pain or anxiety.
3. Etymology: from Old Frence conforter, "to comfort, to help, to strengthen"; from Late Latin confortare, "to strengthen much" or "to strengthen completely"; from com-, "altogether" + fortis, "strong".
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comfort index
An estimate of how tolerable conditions are for humans in hot climates.
It is calculated as the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit plus a quarter of the relative humidity, expressed as a percentage.
If the sum is less than 95, conditions are tolerable for those unacclimated to the tropics.
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