fuzzy
- noun
- /ˈfʌzi/
- 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
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Whenever I feel sad, I wrap myself in my cozy blanket because it gives me warm fuzzies.
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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.
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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.
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I bought a cute little fuzzy for my niece to snuggle with during her nap.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A system that lets statements be partly true instead of only true or false
How Cuddly
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.