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fluffiness

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fluff⋅y

  [fluhf-ee]
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–adjective, fluff⋅i⋅er, fluff⋅i⋅est.
1. of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
2. light or airy: a fluffy cake.
3. having little or no intellectual weight; superficial or frivolous: fluffy thinking.
Origin:
1815–25; fluff + -y 1

Related forms:
fluff⋅i⋅ly, adverb
fluff⋅i⋅ness, noun
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fluff·y   (flŭf'ē)   
adj.   fluff·i·er, fluff·i·est

    1. Of, relating to, or resembling fluff.

    2. Covered with fluff.

    3. Light or frivolous: a fluffy musical comedy.

    4. Lacking depth or precision; fuzzy: hazy, fluffy thinking that only confused the matter.

  2. Light and airy; soft: fluffy curls; a fluffy soufflé.

    1. Light or frivolous: a fluffy musical comedy.

    2. Lacking depth or precision; fuzzy: hazy, fluffy thinking that only confused the matter.

fluff'i·ly adv., fluff'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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