creature comfort

noun

: something (such as food, warmth, or special accommodations) that gives bodily comfort

Examples of creature comfort in a Sentence

she's too addicted to creature comforts to enjoy roughing it, even for a few days
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There are some modern-day creature comforts, though, like carbon-fiber bucket seats, climate control, and phone connectivity. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025 Your phone now frees you from the tyranny of the sports book as a bettor, so why not also break free of the food, beverage, viewing and creature comfort constraints? Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Idiosyncratic boutique hotels are sprouting up, too, complete with creature comforts and artwork plucked from booming art scenes. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024 Before its modern creature comforts came to fruition, however, the $3.4 million listing, held by Bryan Beene at Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty, played a larger role in the early beginnings of the Lone Star State. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for creature comfort 

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of creature comfort was in 1641

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“Creature comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creature%20comfort. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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