English
Alternative spellings
cozy italbrac|US
cozey
cosey
cozie
cosie
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�k��zi/, SAMPA|/"k@Uzi/
(General American|US) IPA|/�ko�zi/, SAMPA|/"koUzi/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��zi|-��zi
Adjective
en-adj|cosier|cosiest
- Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social
#*1785, w:Robert Burns|Robert Burns, Holy Fair - While some are cozie i' the neuk, / An' forming assignations / To meet some day
#*1836, w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens, ws:The Pickwick Papers/Chapter 30|The Pickwick Papers/Chapter 30 - after Mr. Bob Sawyer had informed him that he meant to be very cosy, and that his friend Ben was to be one of the party, they shook hands and separated
Synonyms
snug
Translations
Dutch: gezellig, gezellige, knus, knusse
Finnish: mukava, kodikas
French: douillet m, douillette f
German: gemütlich
mid
Italian: accogliente
Spanish: acogedor
Swedish: mysig
Noun
en-noun|cosies
- A padded or knit covering put on a teapot for keeping the tea warm.
Translations
Swedish: huva
mid
Related terms
tea cosy
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