cushiony

cush·ion·y
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adjective

Like a cushion: comfortable, soft, yielding.

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cushionedpaddedsoft
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Meanings

adjectivecushiony (comparative more cushiony, superlative most cushiony)

comparative more cushiony · superlative most cushiony

  1. Like a cushion: comfortable, soft, yielding.
  2. Having cushions; provided with cushions.
  3. Used as a cushion.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesoftened by the addition of cushions or padding

Similar
cushionedpaddedsoft
Also see
cushionedcushionlikemellowpaddedsoft

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cushion (noun) + -y (adjectival suffix). First attested in 1830–1840.

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Translations

French confortable, matelassé
  • confortablecomfortable, soft, yielding
  • matelassécomfortable, soft, yielding
  • moelleuxcomfortable, soft, yielding
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APA

cushiony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cushiony

MLA

“cushiony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cushiony. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cushiony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cushiony.

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