gerief

Meaning

1. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) comfort, ease
2. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) use, utility
3. (especially, in-compounds, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) equipment, tools
4. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) things, stuff

Concepts

comfort

commodity

convenience

enjoyment

gratification

junk

accommodation

pleasure

Synonyms

comfort

gemak

spul

Translations

Behaglichkeit

Komfort

confort

ναρκωτικό

πρέζα

agrément

commodité

conforto

anchas

Bequemlichkeit

Stoff

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈrif/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: gerijf

Cognate with Lithuanian: riebus

In summary

From Middle Dutch gerijf, gerief. Possibly derived from Middle Dutch rive, rieve (“abundant, mild”) with the prefix ge-, from uncertain origin. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous, abundant”) and related to Lithuanian riebus (“fat”).