mod cons

British  

plural noun

1. informal modern conveniences; the usual installations of a modern house, such as hot water, heating, etc

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile Dr Robinson, who said the fort was "manned up until the late 1950s", said the building would be a bit "short on mod cons and a bit bracing" for anyone to live there.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2022

For all its mod cons, though, the best thing about our mobile home is the view of the Pyrenees, green and gently curvaceous as they descend into the Mediterranean.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2017

He saddles his beautiful palomino, and we expect an open prairie, but he winds up in a bright new kitchen, agleam with mod cons, where Gena Rowlands makes him ham and eggs.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 9, 2016

At Chalet Rozov, mod cons such as Wiis and docking stations sit alongside a traditional mehana-style dining room, which has an open log fire that the chef uses for cooking.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2010

The 95 stately rooms are a checklist of classic good taste, with elaborate moldings, gilded furniture, French silks, 16th-century antiques, Limoges porcelain, playful frescoes, and marble, marble, marble, plus mod cons like flat-screen TV's.

From Time Magazine Archive