different between fleecy vs fluffy
fleecy
English
Etymology
fleece +? -y
Adjective
fleecy (comparative fleecier, superlative fleeciest)
- Resembling or covered in fleece.
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, chapter XX:
- {...} turning to take a last glance into the valley, whence a light mist mounted and formed a fleecy cloud on the skirts of the blue.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, chapter XX:
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fluffy
English
Etymology
fluff +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fl?fi/
- Rhymes: -?fi
Adjective
fluffy (comparative fluffier, superlative fluffiest)
- Covered with fluff.
- Fluffy bunny rabbits are really nice to stroke.
- Light; soft; airy.
- I like my scrambled eggs to be light and fluffy in texture.
- (colloquial) Warm and comforting.
- Being in love with my boyfriend gives me a fluffy feeling inside.
- (colloquial) Not clearly defined or explained; fuzzy.
- 2008, R.Safley, Reagan's Game
- Someone sold you the fluffy idea that brains triumphs[sic] over strength when you were picked last for the sports team.
- 2008, R.Safley, Reagan's Game
- Lightweight; superficial; lacking depth or seriousness.
Synonyms
- puffy
- bushy
- fuzzy
Hyponyms
- furry
- downy
Related terms
- fluff
- fluffiness
Translations
Noun
fluffy (plural fluffies)
- (informal) Someone or something that has a fluffy texture.
- (informal, derogatory) A person who is superficial, who lacks depth or seriousness.
- 2006, "Pyromancer", Re: The nature of the pagan community (on newsgroup uk.religion.pagan)
- The world is overrun with fluffies. There was, I think, always a fluffy element to the neo-Pagan movement, but since the Internet explosion of the mid-to-late 1990s, it's got much, much worse. Most of it can be blamed on commercial drivers, as the publishers who produced neo-Pagan material (and the authors who work for them) realised that there was a vast market for teen-witch kits, bogus grimoires, etc, and set out to exploit it […]
- 2006, "Pyromancer", Re: The nature of the pagan community (on newsgroup uk.religion.pagan)
- (New Zealand) A babycino (frothy milk drink).
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