snug
7
6.0
- noun
- /snʌg/
- UK
- Sailors' Snug Harbor, comprising 150 acres and 20 buildings on attractive farmland, comfortably housed 850 retired seamen in 1926.
Examples
-
Enjoy yourself in your snug sitting room, chuckling over the catastrophes that will befall those who come your way.
Fiction book (2001) -
So we will go ahead and have breakfast in front of the TV in the snug and it feels so good.
-
With luck, you might be seated in the snug booth in the corner.
Blog text (8) -
And it did not take long to quieten the two wounded soldiers... down in the snug of the Duke of New York.
-
After a long day, I enjoyed a quiet drink in the snug of my favorite pub.
-
We found a cozy corner in the snug where we could talk without disturbance.
-
The fireplace in the snug made the space feel warm and inviting.
Synonyms
20
1.6
A room in a house where people sit and talk
9
4.8
A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack
5
5.3
A small enclosed space used for storing things, doing small tasks, or as a quiet nook
A small comfortable room for relaxing in private
A small cozy room like a village tavern where people meet to eat and drink
Idioms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snug comes from an old Norse word snuggr meaning 'well fitted' or 'compact'. A helpful way to remember the pub meaning is to picture a small, tucked-in room that 'fits' close and private inside the bar, which is why a snug is a little private corner.