fuzzy

English

Etymology

From fuzz +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ʌzi

Adjective

fuzzy (comparative fuzzier, superlative fuzziest)

1. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals. Mentioned in the popular nursery rhyme Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear.
2. Vague or imprecise.

   My recollection of that event is fuzzy.

3. Not clear; unfocused.

   I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.

Derived terms

• fuzzily
• fuzziness
• fuzzy logic
• fuzzy mathematics
• fuzzy set
• fuzzy control
• fuzzy concept
• fuzzy relation

Translations

Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals

• Finnish: nukkainen (fi)
• German: fusselig, flauschig
• Greek: χνουδωτός (el) (khnouδotós) m, φουντωτός (el) (fountotós) m

• Hungarian: szőrmók (hu), bolyhos (hu)
• Russian: пуши́стый (ru) (pušístyj)

Vague or imprecise

• Finnish: epäselvä (fi), sekava (fi)
• French: flou (fr), confus (fr)
• German: vage (de), ungenau (de)
• Greek: ασαφής (el) (asafís) m, θαμπός (el) (θampós) m

• Hungarian: homályos (hu), pontatlan (hu), zavaros (hu)
• Russian: нечёткий (ru) (nečótkij)
• Spanish: impreciso (es) m
• Swedish: luddig (sv), dimmig (sv)

Not clear; unfocused

• Finnish: epäselvä (fi), samea (fi), sumea (fi)
• French: flou (fr)
• German: verschwommen, unscharf, diffus
• Greek: θαμπός (el) (θampós) m

• Hungarian: elmosódott (hu), homályos (hu)
• Russian: нерезкий (ru) (nerezkij)
• Swedish: suddig (sv)

Noun

fuzzy (plural fuzzies)

1. an individual flake of fuzzies

   You've got a fuzzy on your coat.