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cushy

adj · 3 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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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʊʃi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊʃi
  • CMU ARPABET: K UH1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Making few demands; comfortable, easy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • This is a really cushy job. Mostly I just sit around drinking tea.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • cushy sedans for executive types.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • what a cushy job!
  • the easygoing life of a parttime consultant
  • a soft job

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: soft, easygoing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani خوشی (xośī) / ख़ुशी (xuśī), from Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: pohodový — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Czech: nenáročný — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Finnish: lokoisa — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Finnish: leppoisa — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Finnish: helppo — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • German: angenehm — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • German: gemütlich — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • German: ruhig — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • German: lau — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Polish: zgodny — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Spanish: prebenda — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Spanish: sinecura — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Spanish: canonjía — making few demands — see also comfortable, easy
  • Czech: pohodlný — comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic
  • Finnish: mukava — comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic
  • French: douillet — comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic
  • German: bequem — comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic
  • German: gemütlich — comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic
  • Polish: komfortowy — comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic
  • Polish: wygodny — comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic