warm fuzzy feeling
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- noun
- Informal
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sentimiento cálido y difuso
- You're not giving me that warm, fuzzy feeling, Lennox.
- get a warm fuzzy feeling
- give a warm fuzzy feeling
So I like, you know, I, I love, I have this good warm fuzzy feeling towards you as an intelligent person, right?
- So I like, you know, I, I love, I have this good warm fuzzy feeling towards you as an intelligent person, right?
- Like even if in the in the meta sense, it's effectuating the most change, it's not giving us that that warm fuzzy feeling, right?
Examples
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When I saw the puppy sleeping peacefully, I felt a warm fuzzy feeling of happiness.
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And all I ever received was a warm fuzzy feeling.
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This gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.
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It's the warm fuzzy feeling of the home under it.
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That explains this warm fuzzy feeling when l think about baseball.
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But Christmas at Marcus', I'm ashamed to say, gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling.
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Confidence, I believe, is derived from the natural warm fuzzy feeling experienced after accomplishing goals.
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If it was really all about money, greediness, and competition, none of us would get that warm, fuzzy feeling we get around the first of November.
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If you feel a warm fuzzy feeling about Obama's actions that obviously irritate the religious community, that is your personal business.
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One participant in Strasbourg in 1984 lamented that few commonalities other than a "warm fuzzy feeling" defined those who were present.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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1.0
A friendly, kind feeling in the way someone speaks or acts
A short pleasant feeling that makes you feel warm and happy
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
A warm, comfortable feeling in a place that makes people feel welcome
Antonyms
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly inferable from the parts: 'warm' suggests pleasant/affectionate emotion, 'fuzzy' evokes softness/comfort, and 'feeling' denotes an emotional state. This compositional, metaphorical combination follows common cross-linguistic patterns for describing cozy or sentimental emotions, so a B1 learner who knows the words would likely grasp the intended sense.
Etymology
Warm fuzzy feeling comes from the simple image of holding something small, warm and fuzzy, like a kitten or a soft blanket that makes you feel safe and cosy. That's why it means a quiet 'comfort' or 'happiness' you feel inside when something kind or lovely happens.