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
Example Sentences
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Bandopadhyay likens a low-mass star to a fluffy meringue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Paparazzi snapped photos as a fluffy white Samoyed puppy trotted down the airstair, appearing at home in its new billionaire lifestyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
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
I kneel down and wrap my arms round Bo’s fluffy neck.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
"It's often fluffier or a: 'Oh, we have a trans person in this, but we're not really gonna talk about it or talk about their experiences'."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
“A dark, thick cloud is more angry. A lighter, fluffier cloud is generally not going to do much,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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
There was no noticeable change in the head and shoulders, save that the down grew fluffier as it dried.
From Moths of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
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
And by best, we mean the creamiest, softest and fluffiest eggs ever.
From Salon ● May 28, 2023
For the fluffiest results, mix this banana-and-buttermilk pancake batter minimally.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
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
He had to look his fluffiest because second thing Friday morning, he would appear, live, on the Today show with Jenny to talk about the big changes on Dog Squad.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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