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fluffy

adj
/ˈflʌfi//flʌfi/

Etymology

From fluff + -y. Compare German flauschig (“fluffy”).

  1. derived from villūtus — “having shaggy hair”
  2. derived from velu — “hairy, furry”
  3. derived from vluwe
  4. suffixed as fluffy — “fluff + y”

Definitions

  1. Covered with fluff.

    • Fluffy bunny rabbits are really nice to stroke.

  2. Light

    Light; soft; airy.

    • I like my scrambled eggs to be light and fluffy in texture.

  3. Warm and comforting.

    • Being in love with my boyfriend gives me a fluffy feeling inside.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Not clearly defined or explained

      Not clearly defined or explained; fuzzy.

      • Someone sold you the fluffy idea that brains triumphs^([sic]) over strength when you were picked last for the sports team.

    2. Lightweight

      Lightweight; superficial; lacking depth or seriousness.

      • And she is represented reading with great concentration, and not some fluffy novel but the rather politically oriented and literary Le Figaro, its title prominent if upside down in the foreground.

    3. Someone or something that has a fluffy texture.

      • Children can pamper the fluffies in the pets' corner […]

    4. A person who is superficial, who lacks depth or seriousness.

    5. A babycino (frothy milk drink).

    6. A given name for a pet with fluffy hair, often a cat.

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Derived

box of fluffy ducks, floofy, fluffily, fluffy-backed tit-babbler, fluffy duck, foofy, let fluffy off the chain, nonfluffy, unfluffy

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fluffy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA