furry
/ˈfɜː.ɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fur.
adj
Of or related to the furry fandom, a subculture defined by an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters.
Informal
noun
Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).
noun
An anthropomorphic animal character of this kind.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling."
- "There were certain cages you felt you had to pass on tiptoe, noting some aged Fellow whispering endearments into a snow-leopardess’s furry ear."
- "Hard to believe that, until recently, this furriest of floor coverings had been written off as the ultimate home-furnishing faux pas."
- "a furry texture"
- "a furry smell"
- "What percentage of furries are wolves?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English furry From fur + -y.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɜː.ɹi/
- British English: /ˈfɜː.ɹi/