cozy
or co·sy
comfortable and snug: We live in a cozy little house with a small garden in the back.
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.
suggesting opportunistic or conspiratorial intimacy: The exposé revealed a cozy relationship between lobbyists and some politicians.
discreetly reticent or noncommittal: The administrators are remaining cozy about which policy they plan to adopt.
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.
a padded covering for a teapot or coffeepot to retain the heat of the contents.
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.
to make more warm or comfortable (often followed by up): New curtains would cozy the room up a bit.
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- 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
This four-inch topper blends temperature-neutral memory foam and cozy down alternative fiber to add a supportive veneer of luxury to your new firm mattress or worn old mattress.
Memory foam mattress toppers that might change your life | PopSci Commerce Team | October 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWe gathered some of the best sleep tools—from a super cozy eye mask to a soothing sound machine—that’ll wind you down at night and keep you well-rested.
The best products for a better night’s sleep | PopSci Commerce Team | September 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceA cozy, comfortable sock can go a long way when it comes to gift-giving.
Finding out exactly what happens when particles get even cozier is a major goal of high-energy physics.
How Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics | Charlie Wood | September 17, 2020 | Quanta MagazineIt is Google, another American company, but one whose leaders are less cozy with Trump.
Sitting at a cozy café in the center of Tel Aviv, Kallai looks nothing like the feisty woman he plays on screen.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos | Itay Hod | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt might have been used as confirmation that a unique and cozy “special relationship” between the two nations was unassailable.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ | Clive Irving | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe study is a quiet and cozy room in a quiet and cozy house.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune | Mike Lupica | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow Bill Simmons and company have turned NFL indignation into a cozy little cottage industry.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football? | Steve Almond | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy demonstrating a willingness to criticize President Obama, often rebuking him for his cozy relationship with Wall Street.
I took two rooms in the third story, small but very cozy, and with a lovely view of the hills.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayFor he himself was beginning to see what a cozy home the car really would make.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerEvery day in her cozy sitting-room Mrs. Worthington talked with her little girls, Bessie and Louise.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumThe white shades were down, the doors between the rooms closed, they were altogether cozy and comfortable.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterThe girl's earliest memories were of the cozy log-cabin upon the banks of the limpid, gurgling creek.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties | Charles Major
British Dictionary definitions for cozy
/ (ˈkəʊzɪ) /
Derived forms of cozy
- cozily, adverb
- coziness, noun
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