furry

See also: Furry

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɜːɹi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɝi/
• Rhymes: -ɜːri

• Audio (UK):

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Adjective

furry (comparative furrier, superlative furriest)

1. Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

   His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.

2. (informal) Having both animal and human-like characteristics; of or related to the furry subculture.

   Both my children frequently attend furry conventions.

Translations

covered with fur

• Bulgarian: кожен (kožen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛茸茸 (zh) (máoróngróng)

• Dutch: pelzig, pels- (nl)
• Esperanto: pelta
• Finnish: karvainen (fi), pörröinen
• French: poilu (fr), velu (fr)
• German: pelzig (de), Pelz-
• Greek: γούνινος (el) (goúninos)
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• Irish: clúmhach
• Latvian: pūkains, spalvains
• Malay: berbulu
• Portuguese: peludo
• Romanian: păros (ro), blănos (ro) (rare)
• Russian: пуши́стый (ru) (pušístyj), мехово́й (ru) (mexovój) (esp. if made of fur)
• Scottish Gaelic: molach
• Swedish: pälsig
• Volapük: plädik (vo)

Noun

furry (plural furries)

1. An animal character with human-like characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.

   What percentage of furries are wolves?

2. A member of the furry fandom.

   The furry had designed an elaborate costume.

3. Someone who roleplays or identifies with a furry character. (compare therianthrope)

Coordinate terms

• (furry fandom senses): anthro, avian, scalie, feral

Related terms

• furdom
• furfag
• furfan
• furmeet
• furrydom
• fursecution

Translations

animal character with human-like characteristics

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獸／兽 (zh) (shòu), 兽 (zh) (shòu), 獸人／兽人 (shòurén), 兽人 (shòurén)

• Dutch: furry m
• Esperanto: felulo, felulino
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• Finnish: turri (fi)
• French: furry (fr) m or f
• German: Furry (de)
• Japanese: ケモノ (kemono), 獣人 (jūjin)

member of the furry fandom

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 兽迷 (shòumí)

• Esperanto: felo (eo), felano
• Finnish: turri (fi)
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• Japanese: ケモナー (kemonā), ^{(please verify)} ファーリー (fārī), ^{(please verify)} ファーリーズ (fārīzu)
• Portuguese: peludo
• Spanish: peludo (es)
• Swedish: furry c, pälsare c

See also

• kemonomimi
• nahualism
• anthropomorphism
• zoomorphism

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English furry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏ.ri/
• Hyphenation: fur‧ry

Noun

furry m (plural furries or furry's)

1. A furry (member of furry fandom).

   De furry deed haar werknemers geloven dat haar hond een wolf was.

   The furry made her employees believe that her dog was a wolf.