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creature comforts
creature comfortn. often creature comforts Something, such as food and warmth, that contributes to physical comfort: "In World War I, creature comforts were cherished even more than comradeship and unit loyalties" (Stanley Weintraub).creature comforts pl n material things or luxuries that help to provide for one's bodily comfort crea′ture com′forts
n.pl. things that contribute to bodily comfort and ease of mind, as food, warmth, or sleeping facilities. [1650–60] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  creature comforts - things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"amenities, comforts, conveniencesbread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" |
Translationscreature comforts
creature comfortsThings that one needs in order to feel happy and comfortable. I have a hard time abandoning my creature comforts to go hiking and camping. At a minimum, I need running water!See also: comfort, creaturecreature comfortsthings that make people comfortable. The hotel room was a bit small, but all the creature comforts were there.See also: comfort, creaturecreature comfortSomething that contributes to physical comfort, such as food, clothing, or housing. For example, Dean always stayed in the best hotels; he valued his creature comforts. This idiom was first recorded in 1659. See also: comfort, creaturecreature comforts Creature comforts are all the modern sleeping, eating, and washing facilities that make life easy and pleasant. Each room has its own patio or balcony and provides guests with all modern creature comforts. I'm not a camper — I like my creature comforts too much. Note: An old meaning of `creatures' is material comforts, or things that make you feel comfortable. See also: comfort, creaturecreature comfortsLife’s material amenities. The term dates from the seventeenth century; it appears in Thomas Brooks’s Collected Works (1670), and again in Matthew Henry’s 1710 Commentaries on the Psalms (“They have . . . the sweetest relish of their creature comforts”).See also: comfort, creaturecreature comforts
Synonyms for creature comfortsnoun things that make you comfortable and at easeSynonyms- amenities
- comforts
- conveniences
Related Words- bread and butter
- keep
- livelihood
- sustenance
- living
- support
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