Definition of comfit Comfit

com•fit

We found 8 definitions of comfit from 5 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: comfits

comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut

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comfit (Noun)
A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
comfit (Noun)
A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.
comfit (Verb)
To preserve dry with sugar.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

comfit (n.)
A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
comfit (v. t.)
To preserve dry with sugar.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

comfit
kum′fit, n. a sweetmeat made of fruit and sugar, &c. [A doublet of Confect; from Fr. confit, confiture—L. conficĕre, to make up.]

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comfit, verb, present, 1st person singular of comfit (infinitive).
comfit, verb (infinitive).
comfit, noun, singular of comfits.

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