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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Check out an early Derpy model and then swipe to check out Fluffy:
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025
He now plans to mentor several up-and-coming comics, just like Fluffy guided him when he was younger.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
Fluffy white clouds and red hemorrhages, the work of cytomegalovirus, bloomed across patients’ retinas until they went blind.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2025
Fluffy white mountain goats perched among the crags of the Cascade Range have over the centuries become synonymous with the rugged landscape of Washington.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
I couldn’t sleep at all, worrying that they were really going to call me Fluffy as Mrs. Monroe had suggested.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
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