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cosiness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being cosy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a state of warm snug comfort

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coziness, snugness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: comfort, comfortableness

History

Etymology

From cosy + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уютност (ujutnost) — state or quality of being cosy
  • Danish: hygge — state or quality of being cosy
  • Portuguese: aconchego — state or quality of being cosy
  • Russian: ую́т (ujút) — state or quality of being cosy
  • Russian: комфо́рт (komfórt) — state or quality of being cosy
  • Russian: удо́бство (udóbstvo) — state or quality of being cosy
  • Swedish: hemtrevlighet — state or quality of being cosy
  • Swedish: trivsamhet — state or quality of being cosy
  • Swedish: mys — state or quality of being cosy