COLD COMFORT

Meaning of COLD COMFORT in English

very little comfort, satisfaction in theory not reality

If Jim dies, having his money is cold comfort for his wife.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

COLD COMFORT — noun Date: 14th century quite limited sympathy, consolation, or encouragement
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COLD COMFORT — noun : scant consolation : quite limited sympathy or encouragement
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLD COMFORT — slight or negligible comfort; scarce consolation. [ 1565-75 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COLD COMFORT — slight consolation, little comfort, weak consolation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COLD COMFORT — Date: 14th century : quite limited sympathy, consolation, or encouragement
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COLD COMFORT — Function: noun Date: 14th century : quite limited sympathy, consolation, or encouragement
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COLD COMFORT — poor consolation. → cold
Concise Oxford English vocab
COLD COMFORT — [cold comfort] n (1906): quite limited sympathy, consolation, or encouragement
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COLD COMFORT — noun [ U ] the fact that sth that would normally be good does not make you happy because the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COLD COMFORT — ˌcold ˈcomfort BrE AmE noun [uncountable] if something that is slightly positive is cold comfort to someone who is feeling …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COLD COMFORT — If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event is cold comfort to someone, you mean that it gives …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COLD COMFORT — If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event is ~ to someone, you mean that it gives them …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COLD COMFORT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Brussels brings cold comfort to sheep farmers. ▪ But this opposition misleads; charisma is cold …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COLD COMFORT — Synonyms and related words : Faustianism, disappointment, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disgruntlement, dissatisfaction, dissatisfiedness, divine discontent, envy, ill humor, peevishness, petulance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COLD COMFORT — {n.} Something that makes a person in trouble feel very little better or even worse. * /When Tim lost the …
Slang English vocab
COLD COMFORT — {n.} Something that makes a person in trouble feel very little better or even worse. * /When Tim lost the …
Словарь английских идиом
COLD COMFORT — small comfort, very little relief Having Jim's money is cold comfort for his wife if he dies.
English Idioms vocab
COLD COMFORT — n. Something that makes a person in trouble feel very little better or even worse. When Tim lost the race, …
American Idioms English vocabulary
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение (разговорное) слабое утешение
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COLD COMFORT — разг. слабое утешение
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COLD COMFORT — разг. слабое утешение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COLD COMFORT — разг. слабое утешение
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
COLD COMFORT — слабое утешение (разговорное) слабое утешение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMFORT — I. ˈkəm(p)fə(r)t sometimes especially by clergymen -ˌfȯrt or -ȯ(ə)t; usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English comfort, confort, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cald, ceald; akin to Old High German kalt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMFORT — (n.) Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy.
Английский словарь Webster
COMFORT — ( n. ) Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMFORT — — comfortless , adj. /kum"feuhrt/ , v.t. 1. to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COLD — — coldish , adj. — coldly , adv. — coldness , n. /kohld/ , adj., colder, coldest , n., adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMFORT — n. coziness; relief; consolation; comfortable state; someone or something which brings comfort
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMFORT — I. ˈkəm(p)-fərt transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunforter, comforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen greatly, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ceald, cald; akin to Old High German kalt cold, Latin gelu …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMFORT — noun assistance; relief; support. 2. comfort ·noun a wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. 3. comfort ·vt to assist or help; to …
Webster English vocab
COLD — vi to become cold. 2. cold ·noun not pungent or acrid. 3. cold ·noun not sensitive; not acute. 4. cold …
Webster English vocab
COMFORT — [com.fort] vt [ME, fr. OF conforter, fr. LL confortare to strengthen greatly, fr. L com- + fortis strong] (13c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COLD — [cold] adj [ME, fr. OE ceald, cald; akin to OHG kalt cold, L gelu frost, gelare to freeze] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMFORT — comf|ort, C~ BrE AmE ˈkʌm p f |ət AmE -| ə rt ▷ comf|orted ət ɪd -əd AmE - ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COLD — cold BrE AmE kəʊld ⇨kɒʊld AmE koʊld ▷ colder ˈkəʊld ə ⇨ˈkɒʊld- AmE ˈkoʊld ə r ▷ coldest ˈkəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMFORT — / ˈkʌmfət; NAmE -fərt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the state of being physically relaxed and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COLD — / kəʊld; NAmE koʊld/ adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( cold·er , cold·est ) LOW TEMPERATURE 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMFORT — I. com ‧ fort 1 W3 /ˈkʌmfət $ -ərt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ comfort , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COLD — I. cold 1 S1 W1 /kəʊld $ koʊld/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative colder , superlative coldest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMFORT — n. & v. --n. 1 consolation; relief in affliction. 2 a a state of physical well-being; being comfortable (live in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMFORT — n. & v. n. 1 consolation; relief in affliction. 2 a a state of physical well-being; being comfortable (live in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COLD — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMFORT — n. & v. --n. 1. consolation; relief in affliction. 2 a a state of physical well-being; being comfortable (live in …
Oxford English vocab
COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
Oxford English vocab
COMFORT — ( comforts, comforting, comforted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COLD — ( colder, coldest, colds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMFORT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMFORT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comforting thought ▪ ‘People might not have noticed we’re late.’ ‘That’s a comforting …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COLD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/chill wind ▪ There was a cold wind this afternoon. a cold/cough/flu remedy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COLD — (UNFRIENDLY) [adjective] -er, -est - not showing or influenced by affection, kindness or feeling and not friendlyHis handshake was cold, …
Cambridge English vocab
COMFORT — Synonyms and related words : Easy Street, abet, abundance, acceptance, advocate, affluence, afghan, aid, aid and abet, aid and comfort, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COLD — Synonyms and related words : Asiatic flu, Hong Kong flu, Laodicean, Olympian, Siberian, abruptly, absolutely, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, affectless, ague, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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