different between soothing vs comforting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?su?ð??/
• Rhymes: -u?ð??

Adjective

soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)

1. Tending to soothe.

   soothing music

2. Giving relief.

   a soothing ointment

3. Freeing from fear or anxiety.

   soothing words

Derived terms

• soothingly

Translations

Verb

soothing

1. present participle of soothe

Noun

soothing (plural soothings)

1. The act by which somebody is soothed.
   • 1823, Charles Caleb Colton

     There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.

Anagrams

• hootings, shooting

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: k?m?f?rt?ng, IPA^(key): /?k?m.f?.t??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?m.f?.t??/
• Hyphenation: com?fort?ing

Adjective

comforting (comparative more comforting, superlative most comforting)

1. Giving comfort.

   Your comforting words help ease my mind.

   It's comforting to know that I've always got my Mum when things go wrong.

Translations

Verb

comforting

1. present participle of comfort

Noun

comforting (plural comfortings)

1. The act of giving comfort.