COLD COMFORT

Meaning of COLD COMFORT in English

slight or negligible comfort; scarce consolation.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 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 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 — very little comfort, satisfaction in theory not reality If Jim dies, having his money is cold comfort for his wife.
English Idioms vocabulary
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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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