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creature comfort

Syllables: crea·ture com·fortUK/ˌkɹiː.t͡ʃə ˈkʌm.fət/US/ˌkɹiː.t͡ʃɚ ˈkʌm.fɚt/

creature comfort noun: any small item or detail that makes a person feel comfortable and at home.

Noun

creature comfort (plural creature comforts)

  1. (idiomatic, often, plural) Any small item or detail that makes a person feel comfortable and at home.
    • My stereo is a creature comfort. As long as I have it I can relax and be happy.
    • On weekends, she enjoys creature comforts like sleeping in and long baths.
  2. Alcoholic drink, especially whisky.
    • An empty glass stood on a table before him, which, with his somnolent condition and a very strong smell of brandy and water, forewarned the visitor that Mr Squeers had been seeking, in creature comforts, a temporary forgetfulness of his unpleasant situation.1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby

Examples of creature comfort in a sentence

  • Hope in creature comfort has failed: this is a sweet season for spiritual communion with thy Jesus.1839, W[illiam] Romaine, “The Believer, Exercised with the Outward Cross, Carries It with Patience, and Finds It a Great Help to Him in His...
  • In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m.1951 November, K. Westcott Jones, “Parkeston Quay and the Antwerp Continental Service”, in Railway Magazine, page 760:
  • Adults and children alike treasure these creature comforts because they offer security, lifelong friendship, and the smell of home.2002, Barbara Collopy O'Halloran, Creature Comforts: People and Their Security Objects, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN...
  • 'Well, here's to the gods of abundance and creature comfort.'2012, Andrez Bergen, chapter 6, in 100 Years of Vicissitude, Alresford, Hants: Perfect Edge Books, →ISBN:

Forms of creature comfort

pluralcreature comforts

Origin of creature comfort

creature + comfort, in the sense of basic comforts enjoyed by non-human creatures.

Questions about creature comfort

What does creature comfort mean?
Creature comfort means any small item or detail that makes a person feel comfortable and at home.
How do you use creature comfort in a sentence?
Hope in creature comfort has failed: this is a sweet season for spiritual communion with thy Jesus.
What part of speech is creature comfort?
Creature comfort is a noun.
How do you pronounce creature comfort?
Creature comfort is pronounced /ˌkɹiː.t͡ʃə ˈkʌm.fət/ (UK).
What is the plural of creature comfort?
The plural of creature comfort is creature comforts.

Words near creature comfort in the dictionary

  1. creats
  2. creatur
  3. creatural
  4. creaturally
  5. creature
  6. creature comfort
  7. creature comforts
  8. creature feature
  9. creature features
  10. creature of habit
  11. creature of statute

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