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creature comforts

n · noun

Simple meaning

A British adult stop-motion comedy mockumentary franchise originating in a 1989 British humorous animated short film of the same name.

Pronunciation

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kreecherkuhmferts

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈkɹitʃɚˈkʌmfɚts

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

n

  1. A British adult stop-motion comedy mockumentary franchise originating in a 1989 British humorous animated short film of the same name.

  2. The second album by American experimental noise band Black Dice.

noun

  1. Things that make you comfortable and at ease

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A British adult stop-motion comedy mockumentary franchise originating in a 1989 British humorous animated short film of the same name.

Used this way, creature comforts is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Positive
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Gentle
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Playful
Usage feel
Clinical and detached

Where it naturally appears

  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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