cozy

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A form of cosy — Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

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Meanings

adjectivecozy (comparative cozier, superlative coziest)

comparative cozier · superlative coziest

  1. USstandardUS standard spelling of cosy.

    He’s wrapped up snugly in a cozy bubble of self-regard, talking for his own sake more than anyone else’s.

    2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2013
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    Journalists and pols were cozier then. President Kennedy sipped 1945 Lafite-Rothschild at the Alsops' Georgetown home, and the Alsops dined at the White House.

    1993 October 31, Maureen Dowd, “The WASP Descendancy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2022
nouncozy (plural cozies)

plural cozies

  1. USstandardUS standard spelling of cosy.
verbcozy (third-person singular simple present cozies, present participle cozying, simple past and past participle cozied)

present singular third person cozies · participle present cozying · participle past cozied · past cozied

  1. USstandardUS standard spelling of cosy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveenjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space

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cosysnugcomfortablecomfy

adjectivehaving or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

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intimateinformalcosyfriendly

adjectivesuggesting connivance

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cosyclose

nouna padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

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cosytea cosytea cozy
Broader
cloth covering
Also see
comfortablecomfycosyinformalintimatesnugtea cosy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

cozy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cozy

MLA

“cozy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cozy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cozy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cozy.

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