creature comfort



creature comfort

Something 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, creature

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaddieMAD-eeEnglish
Carina (1)kə-REEN-ə (English), kah-REE-nah (German)English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Alis['ælis]
Goldie (1)GOL-deeEnglish
KenyaKEN-yəEnglish, African American
VeikkoVAYK-koFinnish