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cosy adjective [ ˈkəʊzi ]

• giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation.
• "the flickering lamp gave the room a cosy lived-in air"
Similar: snug, comfortable, warm, restful, home-like, homey, cheerful, welcoming, pleasant, agreeable, safe, sheltered, secure, at ease, mellow, homely, down-home, homestyle, comfy, snug as a bug (in a rug), snuggly,
Opposite: uncomfortable,

cosy noun

• a soft covering to keep a teapot, boiled egg, etc. hot.
• "a photograph of Smith pouring tea from a pot with a knitted cosy"
• a canopied corner seat for two.

cosy verb

• make (someone) feel comfortable or complacent.
• "she cosied him and made out she found him irresistible"
Origin: early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.


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