Dictionary

cuddly en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkʌdli/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkʌdəli/
• /ˈkʌdl̩i/

Etymology

Etymology tree English cuddle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cuddly From cuddle + -y.

Meanings

1. Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.
   • a cuddly teddy bear
2. Fond of or prone to cuddling.
   • My girlfriend is very cuddly.

Forms

Deriveds

cuddly toy · cuddliness · cuddly-wuddly

Synonyms

cuddlesome

Translations (30)

pl milusiński (Suitable for cuddling) · sv gosig (Suitable for cuddling) · hu bújós (Suitable for cuddling) · de verschmust (Suitable for cuddling) · it da coccolare (Suitable for cuddling) · hu ölelkezős (Suitable for cuddling) · nl minzaam (Suitable for cuddling) · mk мил (Suitable for cuddling) · sv kelen (Suitable for cuddling) · pt acariciável (Suitable for cuddling) · es achuchable (Suitable for cuddling) · sv kelsjuk (Suitable for cuddling) · nl knuffel- (Suitable for cuddling) · ru привлека́тельный (Suitable for cuddling) · pl milusi (Suitable for cuddling) · sv kelig (Suitable for cuddling) · es abrazable (Suitable for cuddling) · de kuschelig (Suitable for cuddling) · nb kosete (Suitable for cuddling) · fi paijattava (Suitable for cuddling) · nl hartelijk (Suitable for cuddling) · da krammelig (Suitable for cuddling) · fa بغل کردنی (Suitable for cuddling) · sv kramgo (Suitable for cuddling) · es acariciable (Suitable for cuddling) · fr câlin (Suitable for cuddling) · mk при́влечен (Suitable for cuddling) · de knuddelig (Suitable for cuddling) · de anschmiegsam (Suitable for cuddling) · pdt nuzhlich (Suitable for cuddling)