Standard Lemma guide

furry

adj · name · noun · 8 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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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː.ɹi/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-South-African: /ˈføːɹiː/
  • General-American: /ˈfɜɹ.i/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈfeː.ɹi/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • /ˈfɛː.ɹi/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • Scotland: /ˈfʌ.ɾe/
  • Scotland: /ˈfʌ.ɾɪ/
  • Scotland: /ˈfʌ.ɾi/
  • Wales: /ˈføː.ɾi/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈføː.ɹi/
  • South-Asia: /fərːi/
  • South-Asia: [fəːri] non-rhotic
  • rhymes with -ɜːɹi
  • homophone: firry (fern–fir–fur merger)
  • homophone: fairy (fair–fur merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: F ER1 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Resembling or characteristic of fur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a furry texture
  • a furry smell

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or related to the furry fandom, a subculture defined by an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An anthropomorphic animal character of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • What percentage of furries are wolves?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anthro, funny animal

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The furry had designed an elaborate costume.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • furred animals
  • a furry teddy bear

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: furred

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English furry From fur + -y.

Across languages

Translations

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: pelsig — covered with fur
  • Arabic: فَرْوِيّ (farwiyy) — covered with fur
  • Arabic: مُفَرَّى (mufarrā) — covered with fur
  • Arabic: فَرَوَانِيّ (farawāniyy) — covered with fur
  • Bulgarian: кожен (kožen) — covered with fur
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛茸茸 (máoróngróng) — covered with fur
  • Dutch: pelzig — covered with fur
  • Dutch: pels- — covered with fur
  • Esperanto: pelta — covered with fur
  • Esperanto: vila — covered with fur
  • Finnish: karvainen — covered with fur
  • Finnish: pörröinen — covered with fur
  • French: poilu — covered with fur
  • French: velu — covered with fur
  • German: pelzig — covered with fur
  • German: Pelz- — covered with fur
  • Greek: γούνινος (goúninos) — covered with fur
  • Hungarian: szőrös — covered with fur
  • Irish: clúmhach — covered with fur
  • Latvian: pūkains — covered with fur
  • Latvian: spalvains — covered with fur
  • Lithuanian: kailiuotas — covered with fur
  • Malay: berbulu — covered with fur
  • Māori: whaihuruhuru — covered with fur
  • Plautdietsch: falich — covered with fur
  • Polish: kudłaty — covered with fur
  • Polish: puszysty — covered with fur
  • Polish: futrzany — covered with fur
  • Portuguese: peludo — covered with fur
  • Romanian: păros — covered with fur
  • Romanian: blănos — covered with fur
  • Russian: пуши́стый (pušístyj) — covered with fur
  • Russian: мехово́й (mexovój) — covered with fur
  • Scottish Gaelic: molach — covered with fur
  • Spanish: peludo — covered with fur
  • Spanish: lanudo — covered with fur
  • Spanish: peloso — covered with fur
  • Spanish: lanoso — covered with fur
  • Spanish: pubescente — covered with fur
  • Swedish: päls- — covered with fur
  • Swedish: lurvig — covered with fur
  • Swedish: hårig — covered with fur
  • Swedish: pälsklädd — covered with fur
  • Volapük: plädik — covered with fur
  • Catalan: furro — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸 /兽 (shòu) — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 福瑞 (fúruì) — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Hindi: फ़री (farī) — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Japanese: ケモい (kemoi) — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Polish: furry — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Portuguese: furro — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Spanish: furro — of or related to the furry fandom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸 /兽 (shòu) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸人 /兽人 (shòurén) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 福瑞 (fúruì) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸獸 /兽兽 (shòushòu) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Dutch: furry — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Esperanto: felano — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Esperanto: felulo — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Finnish: turri — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • French: furry — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • German: Furry — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Hungarian: furry — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Italian: furry — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Japanese: ケモノ (kemono) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Japanese: 獣人 (jūjin) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Korean: 수인 (su'in) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Polish: furry — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Portuguese: furry — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Portuguese: furro — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Russian: фурри (furri) — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Spanish: furro — animal character with human-like characteristics
  • Bulgarian: фъ́ри (fǎ́ri) — member of the furry fandom
  • Catalan: furro — member of the furry fandom
  • Catalan: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸迷 /兽迷 (shòumí) — member of the furry fandom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸人控 /兽人控 (shòurénkòng) — member of the furry fandom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸控 /兽控 (shòukòng) — member of the furry fandom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 福瑞控 (fúruìkòng) — member of the furry fandom
  • Danish: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Dutch: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Esperanto: felano — member of the furry fandom
  • Esperanto: felanino — member of the furry fandom
  • Estonian: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Finnish: turri — member of the furry fandom
  • Finnish: turrifani — member of the furry fandom
  • French: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • German: Furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Hindi: फ़री (farī) — member of the furry fandom
  • Icelandic: loðboltar — member of the furry fandom
  • Icelandic: feldingar — member of the furry fandom
  • Icelandic: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Icelandic: loðfeldingar — member of the furry fandom
  • Japanese: ケモナー (kemonā) — member of the furry fandom
  • Latvian: furijs — member of the furry fandom
  • Lithuanian: furis — member of the furry fandom
  • Lithuanian: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Norwegian Bokmål: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Polish: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Polish: futrzak — member of the furry fandom
  • Polish: furas — member of the furry fandom
  • Portuguese: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Portuguese: furro — member of the furry fandom
  • Russian: фурри (furri) — member of the furry fandom
  • Spanish: furro — member of the furry fandom
  • Spanish: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Swedish: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Swedish: pälsare — member of the furry fandom
  • Turkish: furry — member of the furry fandom
  • Ukrainian: фурі (furi) — member of the furry fandom
  • Ukrainian: фур (fur) — member of the furry fandom
  • Welsh: ffwri — member of the furry fandom
  • Welsh: furry — member of the furry fandom