cosy

[US]/ˈkəʊzi/
[UK]/ˈkoʊzi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. warm and comfortable; friendly and welcoming.

Example Sentences

the cosy fug of the music halls.

sorry to barge in on your cosy evening.

cosy reds and plummy blues.

We had a cosy chat by the fire.

a cosy rural town populated with friendly folk.

We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.

the flickering lamp gave the room a cosy lived-in air.

It was so warm and cosy in bed that Simon didn't want to get out.

a rather cosy assumption among audit firms that they would never actually go bust.

he decided to resign rather than cosy up to hardliners in the party.

International restaurants, bistros, bars and typical German pubs, a big cinema centre, souterrain cinema and a cosy theatre are all within short walking distance.

But, snuggling into its cosy hidey-hole, the tawny owl hasn't twigged that its cover has been blown by the fall of autumn leaves.

Real-world Examples

Doesn't get much cosier now, does it? - Nope.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

In many industries a cosy duopoly retards innovation and harms consumers.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

For example, my grandparents' house is cosy.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

You should join us. It's nice and cosy.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Elective 6)

And as cosy as it is downy.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

And I get it! Your bed is comfortable! It's cosy, it's warm!

Source: TEDx

Bosses in less cosy workplaces know this, too.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The rest are content to just sit in their cosy armchairs and watch.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Elective 9)

He never used the cosy chambers which the Reform provides for its favoured members.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

That's right, you warm yourself up. I made everything nice and cosy for you.

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

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