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fuzzy

fuzzy

8 1.8
A soft cuddly toy or blanket that gives comfort
  • noun
  • /ˈfʌzi/
translation icon : peluche
  • According to one social worker, "It's much harder to feel the warm fuzzies from the patient with dementia because they are incapable of giving that to you."
  • warm fuzzies

Examples

  • Whenever I feel sad, I wrap myself in my cozy blanket because it gives me warm fuzzies.

  • Although this little movie gives me the warm fuzzies, I know reality hits me Monday morning at 7:40.

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  • Oh, the towel's so nice and warm and fuzzy and so cuddly.

  • We've got to admit, Facebook's recent video gave us the warm fuzzies.

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  • Foliage - nothing gives people the warm fuzzies like autumn leaves or cherry blossoms in spring.

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  • The soft, fluffy toy was my favorite fuzzy that I hugged every night.

  • I bought a cute little fuzzy for my niece to snuggle with during her nap.

Idioms

The worst part of a situation that someone gets

Compounds

4 3.5

A pleasant feeling inside when something kind happens

fuzzy math
  • Literature
1 8.2

A way of using unclear or wrong numbers to make results look better

fuzzy logic
  • Specialized
7.0

A system that lets statements be partly true instead of only true or false

5.9

A short pleasant feeling that makes you feel warm and happy

How Cuddly

security blanket
  • Baby Talk
1 3.2
teddy
78 1.0
fuzzy
8 1.8
plush
16 4.2
toy
1.0

Surface Forms

fuzzy singular
fuzzies plural

Morphology

fuzzy = fuzzy (transparent) = fuzz + y

The noun is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'fuzzy', referring to a fuzzy object.

Etymology

Fuzzy as a noun comes from the adjective fuzzy, from fuzz, 'soft hair' or 'fluff', and was used for a soft toy because it looks and feels 'fuzzy'. So a child's fuzzy is a small, cuddly toy like a teddy that gives comfort.