snug

CEFRB2

/snʌɡ/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Warm, comfortable, and protected in a small space.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Close-fitting.

Examples

  • The snow keeps the young plants snug and warm.

  • Tom is snug in his sleeping bag.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Warm and comfortable; cosy.

  2. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A small, comfortable back room in a pub.

More examples

In context

  • I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed.

  • I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.

  • Be ſure at Will’s the following Day, / Lie ſnug, and hear what Criticks ſay.

Synonyms

Quick test

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After putting on a thick sweater, she felt warm and blank near the fire.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).