adj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈkəʊzi/
US:kō'-zē
US:/ˈkoʊzi/
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rhymes with -əʊzi
CMU ARPABET:K OW1 Z IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snug, hygge, homely
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comfortable, comfy
2
adj
Meaning 2
Warm and comfortable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
I feel very cosy here in my bed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snug, snug as a bug in a rug
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To become snug and comfortable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To become friendly with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a cozy nook near the fire
snug in bed
a snug little apartment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cozy, snug
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tea cosy, cozy, tea cozy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cloth covering
History
Etymology
From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
уту́льны
(utúlʹny)
— affording comfort and warmth
Bulgarian:
удобен
(udoben)
— affording comfort and warmth
Bulgarian:
уютен
(ujuten)
— affording comfort and warmth
Catalan:
acollidor
— affording comfort and warmth
Chinese Cantonese:
舒適 /舒适
(syu1 sik1)
— affording comfort and warmth
Chinese Mandarin:
舒适
(shū shì)
— affording comfort and warmth
Chinese Mandarin:
暄暖
(xuān nuǎn)
— affording comfort and warmth
Chinese Mandarin:
溫馨 /温馨
(wēnxīn)
— affording comfort and warmth
Cornish:
klys
— affording comfort and warmth
Czech:
pohodlný
— affording comfort and warmth
Czech:
útulný
— affording comfort and warmth
Danish:
hyggelig
— affording comfort and warmth
Dutch:
gezellig
— affording comfort and warmth
Dutch:
gezellige
— affording comfort and warmth
Dutch:
knus
— affording comfort and warmth
Dutch:
knusse
— affording comfort and warmth
Esperanto:
ujutna
— affording comfort and warmth
Esperanto:
gemuta
— affording comfort and warmth
Estonian:
õdus
— affording comfort and warmth
Finnish:
mukava
— affording comfort and warmth
Finnish:
kodikas
— affording comfort and warmth
French:
douillet
— affording comfort and warmth
French:
douillette
— affording comfort and warmth
French:
peinard
— affording comfort and warmth
West-Frisian:
smûk
— affording comfort and warmth
Georgian:
მყუდრო
(mq̇udro)
— affording comfort and warmth
German:
gemütlich
— affording comfort and warmth
German:
behaglich
— affording comfort and warmth
German:
wohlig
— affording comfort and warmth
Greek:
άνετος
(ánetos)
— affording comfort and warmth
Icelandic:
huggulegur
— affording comfort and warmth
Irish:
seascair
— affording comfort and warmth
Italian:
accogliente
— affording comfort and warmth
Japanese:
居心地のいい
(igokochi no ī)
— affording comfort and warmth
Korean:
아늑하다
(aneukhada)
— affording comfort and warmth
Latvian:
ērts
— affording comfort and warmth
Lithuanian:
jaukus
— affording comfort and warmth
Māori:
āhuru
— affording comfort and warmth
Norwegian Bokmål:
koselig
— affording comfort and warmth
Norwegian Bokmål:
hyggelig
— affording comfort and warmth
Norwegian Nynorsk:
koseleg
— affording comfort and warmth
Persian:
دنج
(denj)
— affording comfort and warmth
Polish:
przytulny
— affording comfort and warmth
Polish:
ciepły
— affording comfort and warmth
Polish:
miły
— affording comfort and warmth
Portuguese:
íntimo
— affording comfort and warmth
Portuguese:
confortável
— affording comfort and warmth
Portuguese:
aconchegante
— affording comfort and warmth
Romanian:
comod
— affording comfort and warmth
Romanian:
confortabil
— affording comfort and warmth
Russian:
ую́тный
(ujútnyj)
— affording comfort and warmth
Scottish Gaelic:
seasgair
— affording comfort and warmth
Slovak:
útulný
— affording comfort and warmth
Spanish:
acogedor
— affording comfort and warmth
Spanish:
hogareño
— affording comfort and warmth
Swedish:
mysig
— affording comfort and warmth
Ukrainian:
за́ти́шний
(zátýšnyj)
— affording comfort and warmth
Vietnamese:
ấm cúng
— affording comfort and warmth
Chinese Mandarin:
暖壸
(nuǎn hú)
— a padded or knit covering put on a teapot
Japanese:
コゼー
(kozē)
— a padded or knit covering put on a teapot
Portuguese:
abafador
— a padded or knit covering put on a teapot
Russian:
стёганый чехо́л
(stjóganyj čexól)
— a padded or knit covering put on a teapot
Spanish:
cubierta tejida
— a padded or knit covering put on a teapot
Swedish:
huva
— a padded or knit covering put on a teapot
Japanese:
カバー
(kabā)
— a padded or knit covering for any item
