cosy
A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or eggA padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
» It's cosy here.
Hier ist es gemütlich. — felix63
Здесь уютно. — marafon
Тут затишно. — deniko
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3 senses(UK)A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
стёганый чехо́лstjóganyj čexól
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
(UK)A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
(UK)A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.
Examples
31 sentencesIt's cosy here.
Тут затишно. — deniko
ruЗдесь уютно. — marafon
deHier ist es gemütlich. — felix63
The room has a cosy atmosphere.
deDas Zimmer hat eine behagliche Atmosphäre. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That's a very cosy living room.
The room was warm and cosy.
ruВ комнате было тепло и уютно. — nina99nv
deIn der Stube war es warm und heimelig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The room had a cosy atmosphere.
deDas Zimmer hatte eine behagliche Atmosphäre. — Tamy
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of NFrom Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).
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Forms
plural: cosiesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm:tea cosycozytea cozy
Word family
6 related wordsSee also
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