creature comforts

plural noun

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

creature comforts

plural noun

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

creature comforts

1. 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.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of creature comforts¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

“The moment you put yourself in a first-class hotel, you become walled off from life, in a world devoted to creature comforts,” Mr. Frommer told The Los Angeles Times in 2009.

From New York Times

It helped that he was back in his marble bunker, surrounded by creature comforts.

From New York Times

Furnish a romantic garden with creature comforts, and you will live in it.

From Seattle Times

The lush facilities can’t compete on the level of energy with a downtown music marathon, but they had their creature comforts.

From New York Times

The usual problems, only with fewer creature comforts due to rationing.

From Salon