fluffy
Americanadjective
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fluffier,
comparative
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fluffiest
superlative
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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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Origin of fluffy
Explanation
Things that are soft and airy look and feel fluffy. Down comforters, buttermilk pancakes, certain cats, and big snowflakes are all fluffy. Many things that are fluffy give comfort, like the soft pillows on your bed. But sometimes fluffy is a put-down. News programs that tell you everything about celebrities and nothing about important events are fluffy. So are silly, pointless conversations — which, like favorite pillows, are sometimes exactly what you need.
Vocabulary lists containing fluffy
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Deckers Outdoor, in May, also said its Ugg Zora line — which has the fluffy interior an Ugg boot in roughly the shape of a ballet shoe — had also appealed to customers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Even the fluffy rom-coms are steeped in real life’s anxieties about the social and political, the wars and the wages.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Sunpark manages a variety of restaurant chains, including Takagi Coffee, which is famous for its fluffy soufflé pancakes and has an outlet in Beverly Grove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The fluffy birds - which are estimated to be between 40 to 50 days old - were discovered at Moor Farm, near Peterborough, and were ringed on Thursday as part of ongoing conservation work.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“A squirrel who writes poetry? Pah! Squirrels are nothing but thieving rodents. Rats with fluffy tails! They’re bullies who steal food from innocent birds.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
It’s a regulatory agency, and its mission since its founding in 1934 has been to protect investors, not to make things fluffier for stock issuers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
On the fluffier human-interest side, in the bright light of morning programming, her interviewing style looked more antagonistic than sharp.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Cooks in the royal kitchens also advanced the art of naan-making by introducing specialised kneading techniques and adding yeast - a rare ingredient at the time - to make the bread softer and fluffier.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Even though prior observation of the Milky Way showed these filaments were present in molecular clouds which became sites for star formation, Alma’s SMC studies demonstrate that stars can also form in fluffier conditions.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025
Something pink on the order of what you are wearing will do, only fluffier.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
Astronomers have identified two of the fluffiest giant planets ever discovered, with densities so low they are actually less dense than cotton candy.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026
For the fluffiest results, mix this banana-and-buttermilk pancake batter minimally.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
I like to combine cooked Russet potatoes or sweet potatoes with salt, pepper and enough flour to pull it together, then add eggs to bind, for the fluffiest potato pancakes.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2021
Another idea: After bath time, take the biggest, fluffiest towel you have and wrap them like a burrito as tightly as you can.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020
I looked up into a pair of big black eyes and the scruffiest, fluffiest black-and- white face I’d ever seen.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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