cosy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊzi/
(US cozy)

adjective (cosier, cosiest; cozier, coziest)

  • giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation: the flickering lamp gave the room a cosy lived-in air
  • (of a relationship or conversation) intimate and relaxed: a very cosy little chat
  • not seeking or offering challenge or difficulty; complacent: a cosy assumption among audit firms that they would never go bust
  • informal, derogatory (of a transaction or arrangement) beneficial to all those involved and possibly somewhat corrupt: a cosy deal

noun (plural cosies)

  • 1a cover to keep a teapot or a boiled egg hot.
  • 2British a canopied corner seat for two.

verb (cosies, cosying, cosied)

[with object] informal
  • make (someone) feel comfortable or complacent: she cosied him and made out she found him irresistible
  • [no object] (cosy up to) snuggle up to: he cosied up to the heater
  • [no object] (cosy up to) ingratiate oneself with: he decided to resign rather than cosy up to hardliners in the party

Derivatives

cosily

adverb

cosiness

noun

Origin:

early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin