Cosy

Quick meaning: Cosy is an adjective meaning (of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

Meaning

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

More Meanings

1. (of a person) Warm and comfortable.
2. A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
3. A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
4. To become snug and comfortable.
5. To become friendly with.
6. 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.

Example Sentences

I feel very cosy here in my bed.

He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.

One of us must marry well; Meg didn't, Jo won't, Beth can't, yet,—so I shall, and make everything cosy all round.

Mr. Pickwick expressed the pleasure it would afford him to meet the medical fellows; and Mr. Bob Sawyer had informed him that he meant to be very cosey, and that his friend Ben was to be one of the party, they shook hands and separated

Word Forms

• cosier
• cosiest
• cosie
• cosey
• cosies
• cosying
• cosied

Synonyms for cosy

Depending on context, synonyms include snug, hygge, homely, comfortable, cozy, comfy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include snug, cozy, cosey, cozie, comfy, comfortable.

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