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cosy

English edit

Alternative forms edit

The spelling cosy predominates in British English, and cozy in American English.

Etymology edit

From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊzi/
  • (US) enPR: kō'-zē, IPA(key): /ˈkoʊzi/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊzi

Adjective edit

cosy (comparative cosier, superlative cosiest)

  1. Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social.
    Synonym: snug
    Hyponym: gemütlich
  2. Warm and comfortable.
    I feel very cosy here in my bed.

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Noun edit

cosy (plural cosies)

  1. A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
  2. A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
  3. 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.

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Verb edit

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

  1. To become snug and comfortable.
  2. To become friendly with.
    He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.

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References edit

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  • Annandale, C., Ogilvie, J. (1907). The Student's English Dictionary. Ireland: Blackie, p. 164

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Etymology edit

From English.

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Adjective edit

cosy (plural cosys)

  1. cosy

Noun edit

cosy m (uncountable)

  1. cosy

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