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cosy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkəʊzi/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• kō'-zē (US)
• /ˈkoʊzi/ (US)

Etymology

From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).

Meanings

1. (UK, of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
   • One of us must marry well; Meg didn't, Jo won't, Beth can't, yet,—so I shall, and make everything cosy all round. 1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, “Our Foreign Correspondent”, in Little Women: […], 2nd part, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC, page 120:
   • Mr. Pickwick expressed the pleasure it would afford him to meet the medical fellows; and Mr. Bob Sawyer had informed him that he meant to be very cosey, and that his friend Ben was to be one of the party, they shook hands and separated 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “How the Pickwickians Made and Cultivated the Acquaintance of a Couple of Nice Young Men Belonging to One of the Liberal Professions; […]”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC, page 315:
2. (UK, of a person) Warm and comfortable.
   • I feel very cosy here in my bed.

Forms

Deriveds

cosified · cosily · uncosy · cosiness · cozy up · cosy up · cosy catastrophe

Hypernyms

comfortable · comfy

Synonyms

hygge · homely · snug as a bug in a rug · snug · snug

Translations (58)

gd seasgair (affording comfort and warmth) · da hyggelig (affording comfort and warmth) · is huggulegur (affording comfort and warmth) · cmn 暄暖 (affording comfort and warmth) · el άνετος (affording comfort and warmth) · it accogliente (affording comfort and warmth) · nl gezellige (affording comfort and warmth) · fi mukava (affording comfort and warmth) · eo ujutna (affording comfort and warmth) · pt íntimo (affording comfort and warmth) · ru ую́тный (affording comfort and warmth) · uk за́ти́шний (affording comfort and warmth) · de wohlig (affording comfort and warmth) · pt confortável (affording comfort and warmth) · pl ciepły (affording comfort and warmth) · ja 居心地のいい (affording comfort and warmth) · sk útulný (affording comfort and warmth) · fr peinard (affording comfort and warmth) · pl przytulny (affording comfort and warmth) · bg удобен (affording comfort and warmth) · ca acollidor (affording comfort and warmth) · cs útulný (affording comfort and warmth) · ro confortabil (affording comfort and warmth) · ga seascair (affording comfort and warmth) · lt jaukus (affording comfort and warmth) · ka მყუდრო (affording comfort and warmth) · kw klys (affording comfort and warmth) · fr douillette (affording comfort and warmth) · et õdus (affording comfort and warmth) · ko 아늑하다 (affording comfort and warmth) · nl knusse (affording comfort and warmth) · es hogareño (affording comfort and warmth) · de behaglich (affording comfort and warmth) · vi ấm cúng (affording comfort and warmth) · fy smûk (affording comfort and warmth) · nn koseleg (affording comfort and warmth) · nl gezellig (affording comfort and warmth) · fr douillet (affording comfort and warmth) · cmn 舒适 (affording comfort and warmth) · pl miły (affording comfort and warmth) · lv ērts (affording comfort and warmth) · cs pohodlný (affording comfort and warmth) · nb hyggelig (affording comfort and warmth) · cmn 溫馨 /温馨 (affording comfort and warmth) · be уту́льны (affording comfort and warmth) · yue 舒適 /舒适 (affording comfort and warmth) · eo gemuta (affording comfort and warmth) · fi kodikas (affording comfort and warmth) · mi āhuru (affording comfort and warmth) · nl knus (affording comfort and warmth) · ro comod (affording comfort and warmth) · bg уютен (affording comfort and warmth) · nb koselig (affording comfort and warmth) · pt aconchegante (affording comfort and warmth) · sv mysig (affording comfort and warmth) · de gemütlich (affording comfort and warmth) · fa دنج (affording comfort and warmth) · es acogedor (affording comfort and warmth)

cosy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkəʊzi/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• kō'-zē (US)
• /ˈkoʊzi/ (US)

Etymology

From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).

Meanings

1. (UK) A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
2. (UK) A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
3. (UK) A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.

Forms

Deriveds

cushion-cosy · egg cosy · tea cozy · loo-roll cosy · toilet-roll cosy · egg cozy · toilet roll cosy · cushion cosy · loo roll cosy · tea cosy

Translations (7)

sv huva (a padded or knit covering put on a teapot) · pt abafador (a padded or knit covering put on a teapot) · es cubierta tejida (a padded or knit covering put on a teapot) · ja カバー (a padded or knit covering for any item) · ru стёганый чехо́л (a padded or knit covering put on a teapot) · cmn 暖壸 (a padded or knit covering put on a teapot) · ja コゼー (a padded or knit covering put on a teapot)

cosy en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkəʊzi/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• kō'-zē (US)
• /ˈkoʊzi/ (US)

Etymology

From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).

Meanings

1. (UK) To become snug and comfortable.
2. (UK) To become friendly with.
   • He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.

Forms

Relateds

cosy along · cosy up to · cozen · cosy up