fluffy
Americanadjective
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of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
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light or airy.
a fluffy cake.
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having little or no intellectual weight; superficial or frivolous.
fluffy thinking.
adjective
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of, resembling, or covered with fluff
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soft and light
fluffy hair
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sentimental or overromantic; not very intelligent
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characterized by nonviolent methods
fluffy environmentalist protestors
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Other Word Forms
- fluffily adverb
- fluffiness noun
- unfluffy adjective
Etymology
Origin of fluffy
Example Sentences
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The image of a fluffy white dog cowering in a corner tugged on heartstrings across the globe.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
The biggest uncertainty in climate science is white and fluffy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The fluffy inhabitant also helps to entice customers.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
In Germany, the berliner was a round, jam-filled ball with no hole — fluffy, sweet, capped in sugar.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
It comes out stiff and elongated, nothing like Mama’s fluffy creations, but we gobble it up anyway.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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