adj
Meaning 1
Warm and comfortable; cosy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comfy, cosy, cushy, gemütlich
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
snug
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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snŭg
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England: /snʌɡ/
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Australian, New-Zealand: /snɐɡ/
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Northern-England: /snʊɡ/
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rhymes with -ʌɡ
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CMU ARPABET: S N AH1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Satisfactory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acceptable, good enough, adequate, all right, average, close enough, close enough for government work, close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades, decent, favoursome, fair, fine, jake, good enough for government work, hunky dory, kosher, mustn't grumble, nonbad, not bad, not half bad, OK, okay, okayish, passable, pretty good, tolerable, up to par, up to scratch, up to snuff, reasonable, respectable, satisfactory, snug, sufficient, suitable, tickety-boo
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Close-fitting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clingy, figure-hugging, form-fitting, as tight as Dick's hatband, body-hugging, bodycon, clingsome, close-fitting, skinny, skintight, slim-fit, slinky, snug, succinct, tight, tight-fitting
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concealed, covered, tect, dark, dern, hidden, invisible, inward, latent, nondisplayed, obfuscated, obfuscatory, obscure, obscured, occluded, occulted, private, recondite, secluded, secret, secreted, silent, snug, unapparent, underground, undisclosed, veiled
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 5
A suburb of the Huon Valley council area and the Kingborough council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A lug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
To make secure or snug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 9
To snuggle or nestle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 10
To make smooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
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, cosy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
well and tightly constructed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a snug house
- a snug little sailboat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
fitting closely but comfortably
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a close fit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: close, close-fitting
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
offering safety; well protected or concealed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a snug harbor
- a snug hideout
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 15
a small secluded room
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cubby, cubbyhole, snuggery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: room
History
Etymology
From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: уютен (ujuten) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Bulgarian: закътан (zakǎtan) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Cornish: klys — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Esperanto: komforta — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Finnish: mukava — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Finnish: kodikas — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- French: confortable — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- French: douillet — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Georgian: მყუდრო (mq̇udro) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- German: wohlig — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Greek: άνετος (ánetos) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Hungarian: otthonos — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Hungarian: meghitt — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Hungarian: kényelmes — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Hungarian: barátságos — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Hungarian: puha — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Hungarian: kellemes — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Italian: confortevole — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Kazakh: ыңғайлы (yñğaily) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Korean: 아늑하다 (aneukhada) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Māori: kauāwhiawhi — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Māori: āhuru — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Persian: دنج (denj) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Polish: przytulny — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Portuguese: confortável — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Russian: уютно (ujutno) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Spanish: cómodo — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Spanish: confortable — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Ukrainian: затишний (zatyšnyj) — comfortable; cosy, cozy
- Bulgarian: плътно прилягащ (plǎtno priljagašt) — close fitting
- Finnish: vartalonmyötäinen — close fitting
- Finnish: tiukka — close fitting
- German: enganliegend — close fitting
- German: passgenau — close fitting
- Hungarian: kényelmesen feszes — close fitting
- Hungarian: testhezálló — close fitting
- Māori: whakapiri — close fitting
- Polish: dopasowany — close fitting
- Scots: queem — close fitting
- Spanish: ajustado — close fitting
- Spanish: ceñido — close fitting
- Spanish: requintado — close fitting
- Ukrainian: облягаючий (obljahajučyj) — close fitting
- Ukrainian: прилягаючий (pryljahajučyj) — close fitting
- Finnish: kabinetti — room in a pub
- Galician: reservado — room in a pub
- German: Hinterraum — room in a pub
- German: gemütlicher Hinterraum — room in a pub
- German: gemütliche Ecke — room in a pub
- German: Separee — room in a pub
- Irish: clúid — room in a pub
- Irish: cúláisean — room in a pub