fuzzy
/ˈfʌzi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.65 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
adj
Warm and comforting; affectionate.
adj
Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
noun
A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "My recollection of that event is fuzzy."
- "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."
- "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."
- "I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos."
- "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 […]."
- "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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfʌzi/
- British English: /ˈfʌzi/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Military.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
fuzzy-ball
fuzzy concept
fuzzy control
fuzzy controller
fuzzy dark matter
fuzzy dice
fuzzy die
fuzzy duck