cozy
(British cosy)
/icons/point.icon COMFORTABLE, COZY, SNUG, EASY, RESTFUL mean enjoying or providing a position of contentment and security.
COMFORTABLE applies to anything that encourages serenity, well-being, or complacency as well as physical ease.
e.g. started feeling comfortable in our new surroundings
COZY suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness.
e.g. a cozy neighborhood coffee shop
SNUG suggests having just enough space for comfort and safety but no more.
e.g. a snug little cottage
EASY implies relief from or absence of anything likely to cause discomfort or constraint.
e.g. living in easy circumstances
RESTFUL applies to whatever induces or contributes to rest or relaxation.
e.g. a quiet restful vacation
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adjective (cozier, coziest)
giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation:
〈部屋・場所などが〉(こぢんまりして暖かく)居心地, 気持ちがよい; 愛想がよい
e.g. a cozy cabin tucked away in the trees.
(of a relationship or conversation) intimate and relaxed.
〈人間関係などが〉 «…と» なれ合いの, 結託した «with»
avoiding or not offering challenge or difficulty; complacent:
〈活動・状況などが〉くつろいだ, 和やかな, 楽しい
e.g. a rather cozy assumption among automakers that they would never actually go bust.
informal, derogatory (of a transaction or arrangement) working to the mutual advantage of those involved (used to convey a suspicion of corruption):
e.g. a cozy deal.
noun (plural cozies)
a soft covering to keep a teapot, boiled egg, etc., hot:
保温カバー〘ティーポット・ゆで卵などにかぶせる〙
e.g. a photograph of Smith pouring tea from a pot with a knitted cozy
e.g. mug cozies are simple to make.
a soft decorative cover for an object:
e.g. a handmade phone cozy
e.g. crocheted tissue box cozies.
North American an insulating sleeve used to keep a canned or bottled drink cold:
e.g. guests received beer cozies.
verb (cozies, cozying, cozied) with object informal
give (someone) a feeling of comfort or complacency:
e.g. she cozied him, pretending to find him irresistibly attractive.
no object (cozy up) snuggle up to]:
e.g. almost everyone loves to cozy up to a roaring fire
e.g. I shall have a certain lovely lady to cozy up with.
no object (cozy up to) ingratiate oneself with:
cozy up to A: A〈人〉の機嫌をとる, Aに取り入る.
e.g. he decided to resign rather than cozy up to hard-liners in the party.
DERIVATIVES
cozily | ˈkōzəlē | adverb
coziness noun
ORIGIN
early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.