cosy

Meaning

Adj

1. Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social.
2. Warm and comfortable.

Noun

1. A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
2. A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
3. 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.

Verb

1. To become snug and comfortable.
2. To become friendly with.

Synonyms

cozy

comfortable

snug

pleasant

tea cozy

tea cosy

warm

☀️

convenient

agreeable

nice

homely

enjoyable

delightful

intimate

relaxing

homelike

homey

hot

🥵

jaunty

piquant

pleasing

reposeful

restful

roomy

satisfactory

small-scale

spacious

couth

cozey

cozie

insulating sleeve

carefree

comely

comfort

comfortably

congenial

consonant

convivial

delectable

ease

easy

engaging

gladsome

groovy

handy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊzi/

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”).