cosy
Plural: cosies
Noun
- a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
- A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
- A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
- 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.
Adjective Satellite
- enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
Adj
- Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
- Warm and comfortable.
Verb
Verb Forms: cosied, cosying, cosies
- To make someone feel warm and comfortable; to snuggle.
- To become snug and comfortable.
- To become friendly with.
Adjective
- Providing or enjoying comfort and warmth; snug and pleasant.
Examples
- He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.
- He tried to cosy up to the triple word score, but his letters wouldn’t quite reach.
- I feel very cosy here in my bed.
- The small, high-scoring word felt like a cosy little nook on the crowded Scrabble board.
Origin / 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”).
Synonyms
cozy, snug, tea cosy, tea cozy, homely, hygge#Adjective, snug as a bug in a rug, snug#Adjective
Scrabble Score: 9
cosy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcosy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cosy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary