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Dictionary: co·zy  co·sy (') pronunciation
also adj., -zi·er, also -si·er, -zi·est, -si·est.
  1. Snug, comfortable, and warm.
  2. Marked by friendly intimacy. See synonyms at comfortable.
  3. Informal. Marked by close association for devious purposes: a cozy agreement with the competition.
intr.v., -zied, also -sied, -zy·ing, -sy·ing, -zies, -sies.
  1. To make oneself snug and comfortable: cozy up with the Sunday paper.
  2. Informal. To try to get on friendly or intimate terms; ingratiate oneself: "out on the . . . hustings, cozying up to reactionaries and racists alike" (Chuck Stone).
n., pl., -zies, also -sies.
A padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

cozily co'zi·ly adv.
coziness co'zi·ness n.

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(Common Open Software Environment) Pronounced "cozy." An alliance of major Unix vendors dedicated to standardizing open systems. In 1993, its first specification was the CDE (Common Desktop Environment), a user interface based on Motif. COSE has since disbanded, and CDE is now governed by X/Open.

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Thesaurus: cozy
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also cosy

adjective

    Affording pleasurable ease: comfortable, easeful, easy, snug. Informal comfy, soft. See good/bad.

Antonyms: cozy
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adj

Definition: comforting, soft, warm
Antonyms: uncomfortable


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Translations: Cozy
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hyggelig, selvglad, varm
v. intr. - indynde sig, putte sig
n. - hætte, tomandshjørnebænk med baldakin

Nederlands (Dutch)
knus, behaaglijk, theemuts, eierwarmer, voorzichtig

Français (French)
adj. - douillet, confortable, intime
v. intr. - faire de la lèche à qn
n. - faire de la lèche à qn

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gemütlich, behaglich
v. - sich gemütlich fühlen
n. - Wärmer (für die Teekanne)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άνετος, αναπαυτικός

Italiano (Italian)
intimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - confortável

Русский (Russian)
уютный, английский детектив

Español (Spanish)
adj. - acogedor, íntimo, agradable
v. intr. - intimar, sociabilizar, agradar, acoger
n. - pieza acolchada para abrigar la cafetera o tetera

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemtrevlig, bekväm, gemytlig, varm o skön, självbelåten, trångsynt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
舒适的, 惬意的, 安逸的, 结交, 保温罩

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 舒適的, 愜意的, 安逸的
v. intr. - 結交
n. - 保溫罩

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아늑한, 신중한
v. intr. - 안심시키다
n. - 보온용 커버

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 居心地のよい, 気持ちのよい, 楽な
n. - 保温カバー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مريح, لطيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חמים, נוח‬
v. intr. - ‮התקרב כדי לחוש נוחות או חיבה‬
n. - ‮כיסוי לשמירה על חום בייחוד של קומקום, מושב עם חופה לשניים‬


 
 
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