snug

Meaning

Adj

1. Warm and comfortable; cosy.
2. Satisfactory.
3. Close-fitting.
4. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.

Noun

1. A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
2. A lug.

Verb

1. To make secure or snug.
2. To snuggle or nestle.
3. To make smooth.

Synonyms

comfortable

cozy

cosy

tight

close-fitting

close

easy

flush

taut

restful

intimate

informal

pleasant

cubby

cubbyhole

home-made

domestic

snuggery

familiar

convenient

homy

husky

in condition

kindly

narrow

navigable

neat

nestle

nice

pleased

pleasing

plump

relaxed

☺️

relieved

😌

reposeful

rigid

robust

rugged

safe

satisfactory

satisfied

😆

satisfying

seaworthy

secret

㊙️

secure

sheltered

short

skimpy

skintight

skin-tight

snuggle

soothed

sound

🔉

stern

strained

strict

strong

sturdy

sufficient

tense

tidy

tough

tranquil

trouble-free

watertight

be tight

well-fitting

unpermissive

good

👍

form fitting

affable

agreeable

ample

canny

cheerful

chubby

complacent

conditioned

content

covert

easygoing

enjoying

firm

fit

folksy

gracious

happy

😀

hefty

homey

Pronounced as (IPA)

/snʌɡ/

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”).