cosy

English

Alternative forms

• cosey
• cosie
• cozey
• cozie
• cozy (North America)

Etymology

From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, probably of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian koselig (“cosy”), Norwegian kose seg (“to enjoy oneself”). Compare cosh, tosh, tosie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkəʊzi/, X-SAMPA: /"k@Uzi/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkoʊzi/, X-SAMPA: /"koUzi/
• Rhymes: -əʊzi

Adjective

cosy (comparative cosier, superlative cosiest)

1. (chiefly UK) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social
   • 1785, Robert Burns, Holy Fair - While some are cozie i' the neuk, / An' forming assignations / To meet some day
   • 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, ch 30 - after Mr. Bob Sawyer had informed him that he meant to be very cosy, and that his friend Ben was to be one of the party, they shook hands and separated

Synonyms

• snug

Hyponyms

• gemütlich

Translations

affording comfort and warmth

• Bulgarian: удобен (bg) (udoben), уютен (bg) (ujuten)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 舒適 (syu1 sik1)

  Mandarin: 舒适 (shū shì), 暄暖 (xuān nuǎn)

• Czech: pohodlný (cs), útulný (cs)
• Danish: hyggelig (da)
• Dutch: gezellig, gezellige, knus, knusse
• Finnish: mukava (fi), kodikas (fi)
• French: douillet (fr) m, douillette (fr) f
• Georgian: მყუდრო (ka) (mqudro)
• German: gemütlich (de)

• Italian: accogliente (it)
• Japanese: 居心地のいい (ja) (igokochi no ī)
• Maori: āhuru (mi)
• Norwegian: koslig (no)
• Old English: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: przytulny (pl) m, ciepły (pl), miły (pl)
• Portuguese: íntimo (pt), confortável (pt)
• Russian: уютный (ru) (ujútnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: seasgair (gd)
• Spanish: acogedor (es)
• Swedish: mysig (sv)
• West Frisian: smûk

Noun

cosy (plural cosies)

1. A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

Derived terms

• tea cosy
• egg-cosy

Translations

a padded or knit covering put on a teapot

• Chinese: 暖壸 (nuǎn hú)
• Japanese: コゼー (ja) (kozē)
• Portuguese: abafador (pt) m

• Russian: стёганый чехол (stjóganyj čexól) m
• Spanish: cubierta tejida f
• Swedish: huva (sv)

Verb

cosy (third-person singular simple present cosies, present participle cosying, simple past and past participle cosied)

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

   He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.

Anagrams

• coys