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When you're writing about people that are not very well off, you seem to see the kitchen sink. So it was a bit of a sort of cosy phrase that got used a bit too much.
Timothy West

Meaning of "cosy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COSY

From Scots, of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COSY

cosy  [ˈkəʊzɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cosy can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cosy

Cosy can refer to: ▪ Tea cosy, cloth or wool teapot cover rack ▪ Mystery cosy, a subgenre of detective fiction often misspelled 'cozy', where violence is downplayed ▪ Cosy catastrophe, post-apocalyptic science fiction style ▪ NMR correlation spectroscopy...

Definition of cosy in the English dictionary

The first definition of cosy in the dictionary is warm and snug. Other definition of cosy is intimate; friendly. Cosy is also convenient, esp for devious purposes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COSY


brosy
ˈbrəʊzɪ
COHSE
ˈkəʊzɪ
cosey
ˈkəʊzɪ
cozey
ˈkəʊzɪ
cozy
ˈkəʊzɪ
dozy
ˈdəʊzɪ
fandabidozi
ˈfændæbɪˌdəʊzɪ
fozy
ˈfəʊzɪ
hosey
ˈhəʊzɪ
Lozi
ˈləʊzɪ
mosey
ˈməʊzɪ
nosey
ˈnəʊzɪ
nosy
ˈnəʊzɪ
posey
ˈpəʊzɪ
posy
ˈpəʊzɪ
primrosy
ˈprɪmˌrəʊzɪ
prosy
ˈprəʊzɪ
rosy
ˈrəʊzɪ
tozie
ˈtəʊzɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COSY

costotomies
costotomy
costrel
costs
costume
costume ball
costume change
costume department
costume designer
costume drama
costume jewellery
costume piece
costumer
costumery
costumey
costumier
costus
cosurfactant
cosy along
cosy up

WORDS THAT END LIKE COSY

antileprosy
argosy
busy
choosy
classy
controversy
courtesy
daisy
easy
embassy
fantasy
geognosy
goosy
Gypsy
leprosy
oosy
pharmacognosy
pussy
sy
tea cosy

Synonyms and antonyms of cosy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COSY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cosy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cosy

Translation of «cosy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COSY

Find out the translation of cosy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cosy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cosy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舒适的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acogedor
570 millions of speakers

English

cosy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मधुर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُرِيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уютный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aconchegante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরামদায়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confortable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selesa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gemütlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

居心地のよい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아늑한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyaman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ấm cúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசதியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उबदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rahat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accogliente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przytulny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затишний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confortabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναπαυτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mysig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

koselig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cosy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COSY»

The term «cosy» is very widely used and occupies the 19.265 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COSY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cosy

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4 QUOTES WITH «COSY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cosy.
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Michael Flanders
The purpose of satire has been rightly stated as to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half truth, and our job, as I see it, is to put it back again!
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Tom Paulin
Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently pleasant social surfaces, the cosy smugness of belonging.
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Timothy West
When you're writing about people that are not very well off, you seem to see the kitchen sink. So it was a bit of a sort of cosy phrase that got used a bit too much.
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Sophie Winkleman
I am a big fan of cosy. I get very excited by a roaring fire and even a perfectly made cup of tea. And being married really is the ultimate in cosy, so I couldn't be more content.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COSY»

Discover the use of cosy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cosy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Haunted Tea-cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion ...
Provides an off-beat look at Christmas and the holiday season in a new version of Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol"
Edward Gorey, 1997
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NMR - From Spectra to Structures: An Experimental Approach
is the secret of interpreting H,H COSY spectra: first draw the diagonal and then locate the squares connecting the peaks on the diagonal with the off-diagonal peaks. As noted above, it is sometimes necessary to shift the contour level to make ...
Terence N. Mitchell, Burkhard Costisella, 2007
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The Importance of Being Cosy: Agatha Christie and Golden Age ...
Examining golden age British detective fiction, I found many such works have some other inconsistencies including but not limited to: (a) clinging desperately to the power of reasoning, golden age British detective fiction yet abounds with ...
Chia-ying Wu, 2007
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Meson physics at COSY-11 and WASA-at-COSY: an international ...
Speculations of ancient philosophers about the equivalence of matter and motion belongs nowadays to the category of well established facts.
Andrzej Kupść, Paweł Moskal, Magnus Wolke, 2007
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Organic Structure Determination Using 2-D NMR Spectroscopy: ...
Phase-sensitive COSY spectra are useful for the measurement of J-couplings between spins, but for precise measurements, the data matrix must be asymmetric (e.g., 1024 x 16384 instead of 4096 x 4096) to obtain reasonably fine digital ...
Jeffrey H. Simpson, 2012
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Specification and Analysis of Concurrent Systems: The Cosy ...
Concurrent systems abound in human experience but their fully adequate conceptualization as yet eludes our most able thinkers.
Ryszard Janicki, Peter E. Lauer, 2011
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NMR Spectroscopy Techniques, Second Edition,
Despite this limitation, DQF COSY experiments generally yield better results than COSY experiments, especially if phase-sensitive methods are used. Another variation on the basic COSY experiment worth illustrating is the delayed COSY ...
Martha Bruch, 1996
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Cosy Co-operation Under Strain: Industrial Relations in the ...
Cosy Co-operation under Strain: Industrial Relations in the Yorkshire Woollen Industry 1919-1930 The wool industry was one of the few major industries to set up joint industrial councils after the First World War.1 Other important industries, ...
Chris Wrigley, 1987
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Physics of more than 11 years of COSY-11 - history, status, ...
Actual Members of the COSY–11 Collaboration H.- H. Adam1, A. Budzanowski2, E. Czerwi ́nski3, E. Czaicka3, R. Czy ̇zykiewicz3, D. Gil3, D. Grzonka4, M. Hodana3, M. Janusz3, L. Jarczyk3, B. Kamys3, A. Khoukaz1, K. Kilian4, P. Klaja3 , ...
Joanna Przerwa, 2007
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Sustainability Strategies for Industry: The Future Of ...
Chapter. 5. COSY. (Company. Oriented. SustainabilitY). Frank Belz, Uwe Schneidewind, and Johannes Hummel In her speech at the Greening of Industry Network conference in Toronto, Ontario, in November 1995, Jacqueline Aloisi de  ...
Nigel Roome, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cosy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Think cosy when selling in the cold
Is there a season to sell your home? Kiwi homeowners usually wait until spring and summer to put their homes on the market. On the other ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
House Rules turns CareSouth house into a cosy home
“It was a basic shell of a house, now it is a beautiful, cosy, warm home. “We don't have much funding so it was just a basic house. The kids don't ... «South Coast Register, Jul 15»
3
Shanina Shaik spotted on Bondi 'date' with Sydney Swans player …
An onlooker said the couple looked extremely cosy as they sat side by side on the lounge seat at the new Bill's restaurant at Bondi Beach ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Niall Horan and Laura Whitmore get cosy at The Box nightclub in …
They've quashed dating rumours several times in the past, but that won't stop Laura Whitmore hanging out with her One Direction pal Niall ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Forget paint, try upholstering walls for a cosy room
... achieving the cosy effect I desired. Finally, this summer, I have decided to do what I wanted to do all along: I am having the walls upholstered. «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
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Cosy but stylish, on the southwest coast of Cornwall
The result is a cosy yet stylish three-story inn with 10 comfortable boutique-flavoured rooms: Rates. From £150 pounds, or US$230 (RM870). «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
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How close is too close? Scott Disick looks cosy with ex girlfriend on …
Reality tv star has been pictured looking very close to his ex-flame Chloe Bartoli, while Kourtney Kardashian is on the other side of the world. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky get cosy on a boat trip in …
He's got back to back movies lined up but this week Chris Hemsworth has taken some time out of his busy schedule to enjoy an Italian getaway ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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'Cosy' Ely micropub Liberty Belle under new management
The news comes after Ely residents Andrew and Jo Pearson took to the helm of Liberty Belle on Wednesday after the cosy establishment was ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
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Cross-dressed LGBT members cosy up to Met Police in Gay Pride …
Cross-dressed LGBT members cosy up to Met Police in Gay Pride march. 16:40 02 July 2015. Mike Brooke. Getting to grips with the law... Rainbow Hamlets ... «East London Advertiser, Jul 15»

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