creature comforts

noun

plural of creature comfort
as in amenities
something that adds to one's ease of living she's too addicted to creature comforts to enjoy roughing it, even for a few days

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Recent Examples of creature comforts And creature comforts pervaded—from the in-room Chromecast to the plush bed. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Don't forget a few creature comforts to make the entire journey more pleasant for all. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026 More importantly, however, Chiron enters Taurus today, offering a preview of a much deeper collective healing journey around self-worth, money matters, creature comforts and personal values. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Heat, air conditioning, and hot water are basic creature comforts many depend on. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026 This is the forefront of super luxury today, an era when performance figures, opulent design and creature comforts alone can’t make a car feel truly special. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 The onboard toilet is perhaps the spaceflight amenity held most dear to astronauts who value creature comforts. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 The area is isolated and far from creature comforts, but residents love it. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Hark back, for instance, to Austin’s miserable decades as a frontier outpost with few creature comforts before the Civil War. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creature comforts
  1. amenities
  2. luxuries
  3. benefits
  4. accommodations
  5. mod cons
Noun
  • Vintage Modern builds custom cars by hand at its Buford facility, using classic designs as the inspiration while incorporating modern engineering and amenities.
    — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Being rich isn’t enough Indian Creek Country Club was founded in 1929 and is centered around an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse and other private amenities.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of amenities
Noun
  • Beauty services are often seen as luxuries, and some treatments?
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • One of his offers to Luepke involves some luxuries from his side hustle.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of luxuries
Noun
  • Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal candidate, proposed restricting child welfare benefits for Ukrainians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For some families, the inconvenience of an early dismissal is outweighed by the benefits of keeping children out of hot classrooms.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • All accommodations come without telephones or TVs – and cell service is blissfully patchy, with signals interrupted by Mount Babel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Across state and federal lands, accommodations designated for Black Americans were routinely and nakedly inferior, relegated to remote, underdeveloped parcels or mosquito-prone swamplands.
    — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of accommodations
Noun
  • Spanning over 14,500 square feet—notably large for Central London—the polished pad seamlessly combines original period features and Victorian proportions with the latest tech and mod cons.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of mod cons

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“Creature comforts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creature%20comforts. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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