cozy

or co·sy

[ koh-zee ]
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adjective,co·zi·er, co·zi·est.
  1. comfortable and snug: We live in a cozy little house with a small garden in the back.

  2. convenient or beneficial, usually as a result of dishonesty or connivance: A very cozy agreement between competing firms had kept the industry profitable for years.

  1. suggesting opportunistic or conspiratorial intimacy: The exposé revealed a cozy relationship between lobbyists and some politicians.

  2. discreetly reticent or noncommittal: The administrators are remaining cozy about which policy they plan to adopt.

  3. relating to a genre of mystery stories with little suspense, explicit violence, or sexual content, often also having amateur sleuths and idyllic, intimate settings: I read lots of different books, but I like cozy mysteries best.Charming characters and just the right amount of danger make this cozy series a delight to read.

noun,plural co·zies.
  1. a padded covering for a teapot or coffeepot to retain the heat of the contents.

  2. a mystery story with little suspense, explicit violence, or sexual content, often also having amateur sleuths and idyllic, intimate settings: I started out reading cozies and moved on to the hard-boiled detective novels.

verb (used with object),co·zied, co·zy·ing.
  1. to make more warm or comfortable (often followed by up): New curtains would cozy the room up a bit.

Verb Phrases
  1. cozy up (to), Informal.

    • to move closer for comfort or affection: Come over to the fire and cozy up a bit.

    • to try to become friendly or intimate in order to further one's own ends; attempt to ingratiate oneself: He's always cozying up to the boss.

Origin of cozy

1
First recorded in 1700–10; from Scots colsie, perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian koselig “cozy,” kose seg “to enjoy oneself”
  • Rarely co·zie, co·zey .

Other words for cozy

Other words from cozy

  • co·zi·ly, adverb
  • co·zi·ness, noun

Words Nearby cozy

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How to use cozy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cozy

cozy

/ (ˈkəʊzɪ) /


adjective, noun-zier or -ziest or plural -zies
  1. the usual US spelling of cosy

Derived forms of cozy

  • cozily, adverb
  • coziness, noun

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