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Coziness

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co·zy also co·sy  (kz)
adj. co·zi·er also co·si·er, co·zi·est also co·si·est
1. Snug, comfortable, and warm.
2. Marked by friendly intimacy. See Synonyms at comfortable.
3. Informal Marked by close association for devious purposes: a cozy agreement with the competition.
intr.v. co·zied also co·sied, co·zy·ing also co·sy·ing, co·zies also co·sies
1. To make oneself snug and comfortable: cozy up with the Sunday paper.
2. Informal To try to get on friendly or intimate terms; ingratiate oneself: "out on the . . . hustings, cozying up to reactionaries and racists alike" (Chuck Stone).
n. pl. co·zies also co·sies
A padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
cozi·ly adv.
cozi·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coziness - a state of warm snug comfort
cosiness, snugness
comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"


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About the only drawback to all this coziness is that the club hoppers aren't cognizant (or don't care) that there are bedrooms 10 feet above street level when they're stumbling home at closing time.
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