Meanings
nounDutch comfort (usually uncountable, plural Dutch comforts)
plural Dutch comforts
- uncountableusuallyComfort derived from a situation not being any worse than it is.
Synonyms: Dutch consolation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounComfort derived from a situation not being any worse than it is.
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Dutch comfort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20comfort
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