English Explanatory Dictionary

fuzzy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
  2. Vague or imprecise.
  3. Not clear; unfocused.
  4. Warm and comforting; affectionate.
  5. Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
noun
  1. A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
  2. Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
  3. A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
  4. A soldier with the rank of private.
  5. A police officer.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʌzi/ en-us-fuzzy.ogg /ˈfʊzi/ /ˈfʌze/ /-zɪ/ /-zi/

Word forms

fuzzy fuzzier fuzziest fuzzies

Etymology

Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).

Synonyms

ambiguous equivocal fuzzy generic gray imperspicuous imprecise indeterminate indefinite indistinct murky nebulous turbid uncertain unclear undefined undefinable vague woolly blurry ill-defined dim hazy ill-marked indistinguishable muzzy obscure

Derived words

fuzzification fuzzified fuzzify fuzzily fuzziness fuzzy-ball fuzzy concept fuzzy control fuzzy controller fuzzy dark matter fuzzy dice fuzzy die fuzzy duck fuzzy end of the lollipop fuzzy-headed fuzzyheaded fuzzyism fuzzy logic fuzzy math fuzzy mathematics fuzzy measure fuzzy melon fuzzy-minded fuzzy navel fuzzy over fuzzy relation fuzzy search fuzzy set fuzzy-wuzzy fuzzy wuzzy L-fuzzy neurofuzzy nonfuzzy scuzzy unfuzzy warm fuzzy
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