Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cozy

/kˈoʊzi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: cozy
IPA: /kˈoʊzi/

18

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

US standard spelling of cosy.

American usage

noun

US standard spelling of cosy.

American usage

verb

US standard spelling of cosy.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Journalists and pols were cozier then. President Kennedy sipped 1945 Lafite-Rothschild at the Alsops' Georgetown home, and the Alsops dined at the White House."
"He’s wrapped up snugly in a cozy bubble of self-regard, talking for his own sake more than anyone else’s."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

cozier (comparative) coziest (superlative) cozies (plural) cozies (present, singular) cozying (participle, present) cozied (participle, past) cozied (past)

Derived Forms

cozen cozily coziness koozie supercozy uncozy

Synonyms

cosy snug intimate informal tea cosy tea cozy

Homonyms

cosey

Rhymes With

rosie cosy rosy ring-around-the-rosy josie posey nosy rosey josey mosey cosey hosey

Questions

How do you pronounce cozy?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊzi/.
What does cozy mean?: US standard spelling of cosy.

How to pronounce cozy

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