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Cosy
Definitions
- 1 Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable. UK
"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"
- 2 Warm and comfortable. UK
"I feel very cosy here in my bed."
- 1 suggesting connivance wordnet
- 2 enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space wordnet
- 3 having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere wordnet
- 1 A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg. UK
- 2 a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm wordnet
- 3 A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer). UK
- 4 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. UK
- 1 To become snug and comfortable. UK
- 2 To become friendly with. UK
"He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment."
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”).
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”).
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”).
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