comforts

Thân thiện

The hotel room provided all the comforts of home, including a soft armchair and a warm fireplace.

Definition

Noun (plural) 1. Things that contribute to physical ease and well-being; amenities that make life pleasant and convenient. * This refers to material items, conditions, or services that provide a sense of physical relaxation, contentment, and freedom from hardship.

Usage

The noun "comforts" is always used in its plural form to describe a collection of items or features that provide comfort. It is often used with possessive determiners (e.g., my comforts, its comforts) or in phrases like "all the comforts of..." or "creature comforts."

Examples

• After a long hike, I missed the comforts of my own bed and a hot shower.
• The hotel room offered all the modern comforts, including high-speed internet and a coffee maker.
• He was willing to give up certain material comforts to travel the world.

Advanced Usage

• "Creature comforts": A common idiom specifically referring to the items that make life physically comfortable and pleasurable, such as good food, a soft bed, or climate control.
  • The cabin was basic but had all the essential creature comforts.

Variants and Related Words

• Comfort (noun): A state of physical ease or the alleviation of distress. (e.g., / )
• Comfort (verb): To ease the grief or distress of someone. (e.g., )
• Comfortable (adjective): Providing or enjoying physical comfort. (e.g., )
• Comforting (adjective): Providing consolation or emotional comfort. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Amenities
• Conveniences
• Luxuries (when implying more than basic needs)
• Creature comforts

Antonyms

• Hardships
• Inconveniences
• Deprivations

Related Idioms

• "All the comforts of home": Having all the familiar and pleasant amenities one is used to in one's own home.
  • The vacation rental was lovely, with all the comforts of home.

Học thuật

Noun

1. things that make you comfortable and at ease
   • all the comforts of home

Từ đồng nghĩa

• creature comforts
• amenities
• conveniences