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pillowy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy
   • The garnet-coloured brew has a pillowy, pink-tinged head, and a beautiful raspberry aroma, which also comes through in the flavour. 2009 February 11, Josh Rubin, “Pour your Valentine a special cold one”, in Toronto Star:
   • Delectable soft, pillowy rolls, filled with a sweet nutty mixture or fruit, these are like tea cakes and are great for breakfast or tea. 2012, Si King, Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers' Big Book of Baking:
   • Anna Nicole Smith, the pillowy Playboy and Guess jeans model, marries eighty-nine-year-old J. Howard Marshall II, an oil baron six decades her senior, who is worth half a billion dollars. 2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties:

Forms

Deriveds

pillowiness

Translations (2)

de fluffig (soft and fluffy) · de weich (soft and fluffy)