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COLD COMFORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cold comfort mean? 

COLD COMFORT (noun)
  The noun COLD COMFORT has 1 sense:

1. very limited consolation or empathyplay

  Familiarity information: COLD COMFORT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COLD COMFORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Very limited consolation or empathy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Context example:

he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me

Hypernyms ("cold comfort" is a kind of...):

consolation; solace; solacement (the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment)


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