creature comforts

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plural noun
  1. things that contribute to bodily comfort and ease, as food, warmth, a comfortable bed, hot water for bathing, etc.

Origin of creature comforts

1
First recorded in 1650–60

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How to use creature comforts in a sentence

  • Then I realize that it is possible to feel that creature comforts are not matters of first importance.

    Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. Parkman
  • He thanked God for all the 'creature comforts' there were upon the table—for all there ever had been—for all that was expected.

    Lincolniana | Andrew Adderup
  • But it is not to the Mississippi toddies and other creature comforts of America that I look back with gratitude and affection.

  • Mr Pratt was too fond of his creature comforts to drive twenty miles through a damp and clinging mist.

    The Pagan's Cup | Fergus Hume

British Dictionary definitions for creature comforts

creature comforts

pl n
  1. material things or luxuries that help to provide for one's bodily comfort

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Cultural definitions for creature comforts

creature comforts

The basic physical things that make life pleasant — good food, warm clothing, etc.: “The poor frequently lack the creature comforts the rest of us take for granted.”

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