Furry Meaning
/ˈfɜː.ɹi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
adjResembling or characteristic of fur.
Sentence Examples
Furry rabbits are so cute.
He had a tiny, furry body with awkward wings.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The little puppy's thick ____ coat kept it warm in winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small girl loved to pet the ____ ears of her favorite teddy bear whenever she felt sad.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English fur Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English furry From fur + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There were certain cages you felt you had to pass on tiptoe, noting some aged Fellow whispering endearments into a snow-leopardess’s furry ear."
— 1957 November 19, Peter Simple [pseudonym; Michael Wharton], “[Way of the World] End of the Affair”, in The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 4 a.m. edition, number 31,912, London, page 10, column 4:
"Hard to believe that, until recently, this furriest of floor coverings had been written off as the ultimate home-furnishing faux pas."
— 1999 June 10, Rick Marin, “How Deep Is Your Rug?”, in The New York Times:
"Especially interesting in this regard are furries with more than one fursona. […] Consider, for instance, how Muse describes his two fursonas: My two current sonas are a bat and a rabbit."
— 2020, Kathy Merlock Jackson, Kathy Shepherd Stolley, Lisa Lyon Payne, Animals and Ourselves: Essays on Connections and Blurred Boundaries, McFarland, →ISBN:
"While members of the fandom seem to use "fandom" in a formal capacity explicitly to describe particular interest in forms of art, it is also used less formally to refer to all members of the furry community regardless of artistic involvement and commitment to a fursona."
— 2020 September 25, Kathy Merlock Jackson, Kathy Shepherd Stolley, Lisa Lyon Payne, Animals and Ourselves: Essays on Connections and Blurred Boundaries, McFarland, →ISBN, page 245:
"24 per cent of respondents of the 1,011 results did not have a fursona at all. This shows that having a fursona is still in the majority but it opens up questions as to why a significant minority do not have them but still consider themselves a Furry."
— 2021 August 26, Jessica Ruth Austin, Fan Identities in the Furry Fandom, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 57:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The little puppy's thick ____ coat kept it warm in winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small girl loved to pet the ____ ears of her favorite teddy bear whenever she felt sad.