Fuzzy Meaning
/ˈfʌzi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
adjVague or imprecise.
Sentence Examples
He is absorbed in the study of the Fuzzy Theory.
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
She wore a white nightie and fuzzy slippers.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old photograph was so ____ that we could not recognize anyone in it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old television set produced a ____ picture that was very difficult to see clearly.
Word Origin & History
Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In particular, a very crisp quantifier such as “for all,” “there exists,” “at least 50 percent” tend to have less disperse weighting vectors while fuzzier quantifiers such as many tend to have a more disperse weighting vector."
— 2014, Didier J. Dubois, Readings in Fuzzy Sets for Intelligent Systems, page 85:
"Trying to help a high school senior get into his dream school, Laurie Kopp Weingarten called the college to emphasize that the boy should be able to lay claim to the latest, and fuzziest, of all admissions hooks: being a first-generation student."
— 2017 March 11, Rochelle Sharpe, “Are You First Gen? Depends on Who’s Asking”, in The New York Times:
"Cooper has a strong sense of Welsh place; she has also a strong sense of the responsibilities of belonging. To belong is not merely a nice, fuzzy feeling; rather it means that there are grave duties to perform and serious moral battles to be fought […]."
— 1996, Kath Filmer-Davies, “Belonging and the Right of Possession”, in Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth, →ISBN, page 110:
"It had been a long time since anyone had sent her a gift, […]. And it was a long time since anything she'd received from someone had made her feel that fuzzy inside."
— 2025, Kit Meredith, An Extraordinary Passion, →ISBN:
"If you don't yet have a ferret, this book can help you decide whether a fuzzy is for you."
— 2000, Kim Schilling, Ferrets for Dummies, New York: Wiley, →ISBN, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old photograph was so ____ that we could not recognize anyone in it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old television set produced a ____ picture that was very difficult to see clearly.