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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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pubescent
English
Etymology
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”)
Adjective
pubescent (comparative more pubescent, superlative most pubescent)
- At or just after the age of puberty.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
- […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality{ {...}}
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
- (botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.
Derived terms
- mid-pubescent
- peripubescent
- postpubescent
- prepubescent
Related terms
- puberty, pubescence
Translations
Noun
pubescent (plural pubescents)
- An individual who is going through puberty.
Synonyms
- postpubescent
- See Thesaurus:preteen
Translations
See also
- puberulent
Latin
Verb
p?b?scent
- third-person plural future active indicative of p?b?sc?
Romanian
Etymology
From French pubescent
Adjective
pubescent m or n (feminine singular pubescent?, masculine plural pubescen?i, feminine and neuter plural pubescente)
- pubescent
Declension
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