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coziness

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co⋅zy

  [koh-zee] adjective, -zi⋅er, -zi⋅est, noun, plural -zies, verb, -zied, -zy⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
2. convenient or beneficial, usually as a result of dishonesty or connivance: a very cozy agreement between competing firms.
3. suggesting opportunistic or conspiratorial intimacy: a cozy relationship between lobbyists and some politicians.
4. discreetly reticent or noncommittal: The administrators are remaining cozy about which policy they plan to adopt.
–noun
5. a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
–verb (used with object)
6. to make more cozy (often fol. by up): New curtains would cozy the room up a bit.
—Verb phrase
7. cozy up or up to, Informal.
a. to move closer for comfort or affection: Come over to the fire and cozy up a bit.
b. to try to become friendly or intimate in order to further one's own ends; attempt to ingratiate oneself: He's always cozying up to the boss.
Also, cosy, cozey, cozie.

Origin:
1700–10; orig. Scots; perh. < Scand; cf. Norw koselig cozy, kose seg to enjoy oneself

Related forms:
co⋅zi⋅ly, adverb
co⋅zi⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. snug, comfy, homey, sheltered.
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co·zy also co·sy   (kō'zē)   
adj.   co·zi·er also co·si·er, co·zi·est also co·si·est

  1. Snug, comfortable, and warm.

  2. Marked by friendly intimacy. See Synonyms at comfortable.

  3. Informal Marked by close association for devious purposes: a cozy agreement with the competition.

intr.v.   co·zied also co·sied, co·zy·ing also co·sy·ing, co·zies also co·sies

  1. To make oneself snug and comfortable: cozy up with the Sunday paper.

  2. Informal To try to get on friendly or intimate terms; ingratiate oneself: "out on the . . . hustings, cozying up to reactionaries and racists alike" (Chuck Stone).

n.   pl. co·zies also co·sies
A padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
co'zi·ly adv., co'zi·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

cozy 
1709, colsie, Scottish dialect, perhaps of Scand. origin (cf. Norw. kose seg "be cozy"). In Britain, usually cosy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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