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
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The final collection for Wilson is pleated, fluffy, lacy and — with its neat A-line cuts and sophisticated collars — unmistakably tennis.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Things were light and fluffy until he made a proposal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Blend until smooth, thick and faintly fluffy — something you could almost pipe.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Recently, a pillow seller complained that Eko’s images didn’t make its pillow look fluffy enough, said Bloch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“If that chow chow flicks her fluffy fur one more time, I swear it’s going to fly off.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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