COSY

cozy, cosy, snug

(adjective) enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; “a cozy nook near the fire”; “snug in bed”; “a snug little apartment”

cosy, tea cosy, cozy, tea cozy

(noun) a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cosy (comparative cosier, superlative cosiest)

Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social

Synonyms

• snug

Hyponyms

• gemĂĽtlich

Noun

cosy (plural cosies)

A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).

A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.

Verb

cosy (third-person singular simple present cosies, present participle cosying, simple past and past participle cosied)

To become snug and comfortable.

To become friendly with.

Anagrams

• Coys, Soc'y, coys

Source: Wiktionary


Co"sy (k"z), a.

Definition: See Cozy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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