furry

CEFRB1

/ˈfɜː.ɹi/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Covered with soft hair or fur.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or related to the furry fandom, a subculture defined by an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters.

Examples

  • He had a tiny, furry body with awkward wings.

  • Furry rabbits are so cute.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [fəːri]
  • /ˈfeː.ɹi/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of fur.

  2. Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).

More examples

In context

  • His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.

  • a furry smell

  • a furry texture

Synonyms

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The little puppy's thick blank coat kept it warm in winter.

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Origin

adjective

From fur + -y.