Definitions

comfort food

[kuhm-fert food] / ˈkʌm fərt ˌfud /

NOUN

satisfying food

Synonyms

WEAK

Mom's food home cooking meat and potatoes plain food prepackaged food

Example Sentences

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If I’m in the cooking mood, I love making comfort food like chicken and rice with cabbage and mac and cheese.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Because who other than the queen of comfort food could step into the shoes of Dame Prue Leith, who is leaving the show in order to "work less and play more"?

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

A now-ubiquitous American comfort food has its origins in pasta dishes that have evolved over centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

And as the sun and temperatures dip, the piping-hot dish feels like the ultimate comfort food, with every Bhutanese believing their mom makes it the best.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

It was the taste that filled his mouth every time his friends went viral around him—salty because it wasn’t his triumph, but at the same time, comfort food.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith