different between fuzzy vs pubescent

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz +? -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?zi/

• Rhymes: -?zi

Adjective

fuzzy (comparative fuzzier, superlative fuzziest)

1. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals
2. Vague or imprecise.

   My recollection of that event is fuzzy.

3. Not clear; unfocused.

   I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.

4. (computing theory) Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.

Synonyms

• (covered with fuzz):
• (vague or imprecise): ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:vague
• (not clear): blurry, ill-defined; see also Thesaurus:indistinct

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

fuzzy (plural fuzzies)

1. (often in the plural) A very small piece of plush material.

   You've got a fuzzy on your coat.

2. Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
3. (slang) A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
4. (slang, military) A soldier with the rank of private.

Derived terms

• warm fuzzy

References

• fuzzy, adj. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• fuzzy. Frederick C. Mish (Editor in Chief), Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Merriam-Webster, 1994. ?OCLC

English

Etymology

From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”)

Adjective

pubescent (comparative more pubescent, superlative most pubescent)

1. 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{ {...}}
2. (botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.

Derived terms

• mid-pubescent
• peripubescent
• postpubescent
• prepubescent

Related terms

• puberty, pubescence

Translations

Noun

pubescent (plural pubescents)

1. An individual who is going through puberty.

Synonyms

• postpubescent
• See Thesaurus:preteen

Translations

See also

• puberulent

Latin

Verb

p?b?scent

1. 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)

1. pubescent

Declension