English Explanatory Dictionary

snug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Warm and comfortable; cosy.
  2. Satisfactory.
  3. Close-fitting.
  4. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
noun
  1. A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
  2. A lug.
verb
  1. To make secure or snug.
  2. To snuggle or nestle.
  3. To make smooth.
name
  1. A suburb of the Huon Valley council area and the Kingborough council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Pronunciation

snŭg /snʌɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snug.wav

Word forms

snug snugger snuggest snugs snugging snugged

Etymology

From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).

Synonyms

comfy cosy cushy gemütlich acceptable good enough adequate all right average close enough close enough for government work close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades decent favoursome fair fine jake good enough for government work hunky dory kosher mustn't grumble nonbad not bad not half bad OK okay okayish passable pretty good tolerable up to par up to scratch up to snuff reasonable respectable satisfactory snug sufficient suitable tickety-boo clingy figure-hugging form-fitting as tight as Dick's hatband body-hugging bodycon clingsome close-fitting skinny skintight slim-fit slinky succinct tight tight-fitting concealed covered tect dark dern

Related words

snuggle snuggly lounge bar public bar saloon bar vault

Derived words

snug as a bug snug as a bug in a rug snuggery snuggie snuggish snugify snugly snugness ultrasnug snug down Lower Snug
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