snug en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- snŭg
- /snʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /snʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
- /snɐɡ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).
Meanings
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Warm and comfortable; cosy.
Now, if in a stage coach in the depth of winter, when three passengers are warm and snug, a fourth, all besnowed and frozen, descends from the outside and takes place amongst them, straightway all the three passengers shift their places, uneasily pull up their cloak collars, re-arrange their "comforters," feel indignantly a sensible loss of caloric—the intruder has at least made a sensation.
1848 April – 1849 October, E[dward] Bulwer-Lytton, chapter I, in The Caxtons: A Family Picture, volume II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1849, →OCLC, part IX, page 88:I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed.
That night Tarzan built a snug little bower high among the swaying branches of a giant tree, and there the tired girl slept, while in a crotch beneath her the ape-man curled, ready, even in sleep, to protect her.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 214:I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
1853, Herman Melville, “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, in The Piazza Tales, New York: Dix, Edwards & Co, published 1856:
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Satisfactory.
I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
1853, Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as Bartleby, page 2
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Close-fitting.
[I]t does make it clear that adding the keyboard case to the PinePhone will more than double the thickness. You may still be able to slide the whole thing into your pocket, but it’s likely to be more of a snug fit than when using the phone on its own.
2021 April 23, Brad Linder, “PinePhone keyboard prototype transforms the Linux phone into a tiny Linux laptop”, in Linux Smartphones:
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Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
Be ſure at Will’s the following Day, / Lie ſnug, and hear what Criticks ſay.
1733, [Jonathan Swift], On Poetry: A Rapsody, Dublin; London: […] [R. Fleming] [a]nd sold by J. Huggonson, […], →OCLC, page 9, lines 116–117:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snugger | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| snuggest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
snug as a bug · Snuggie · snugify · snuggie · snugly · snug harbor · snuggery · ultrasnug · snug harbour · snuggish · snug as a bug in a rug · snugness
Relateds
Synonyms
clingy · secreted · slim-fit · hunky dory · private · nonbad · covered · clingsome · secluded · tight · pretty good · decent · tolerable · hidden · snug · tickety-boo · fair · figure-hugging · okayish · cosy · occulted · snug · body-hugging · comfy · up to snuff · veiled · tight-fitting · okay · good enough for government work · all right · obfuscated · occluded · acceptable · as tight as Dick's hatband · up to par · favoursome · slinky · form-fitting · respectable · acceptable · cushy · silent · underground · snug · gemütlich · adequate · form-fitting · tect · skinny · suitable · satisfactory · average · secret · obscured · close-fitting · obscure · concealed · figure-hugging · jake · latent · passable · covered · dark · not half bad · close enough for government work · bodycon · close enough · skintight · good enough · concealed · inward · undisclosed · kosher · reasonable · not bad · succinct · dern · up to scratch · nondisplayed · obfuscatory · mustn't grumble · sufficient · recondite · good enough · unapparent · invisible · close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades · OK · clingy · tect · fine
Translations (44)
hu testhezálló (close fitting) · it confortevole (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · fi tiukka (close fitting) · es cómodo (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · bg плътно прилягащ (close fitting) · uk облягаючий (close fitting) · ko 아늑하다 (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · mi whakapiri (close fitting) · es confortable (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · fi vartalonmyötäinen (close fitting) · hu barátságos (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · hu puha (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · mi kauāwhiawhi (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · hu otthonos (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · fi mukava (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · es ceñido (close fitting) · hu kényelmesen feszes (close fitting) · de passgenau (close fitting) · bg закътан (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · fa دنج (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · bg уютен (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · hu meghitt (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · el άνετος (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · kk ыңғайлы (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · fr douillet (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · es requintado (close fitting) · pt confortável (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · fi kodikas (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · uk прилягаючий (close fitting) · kw klys (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · pl przytulny (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · de wohlig (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · sco queem (close fitting) · hu kellemes (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · uk затишний (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · ka მყუდრო (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · hu kényelmes (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · ru уютно (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · pl dopasowany (close fitting) · eo komforta (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · de enganliegend (close fitting) · es ajustado (close fitting) · fr confortable (comfortable; cosy, cozy) · mi āhuru (comfortable; cosy, cozy)