cushiony C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkʊʃəni/ UK /ˈkʊʃəni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj soft and resilient like a cushion The new sofa had a deep, cushiony seat that swallowed you whole. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · soft and resilient like a... softplushspongypaddedsquishycushioned ↔ Opposites hardfirmrigid Word family Related forms cushion Etymology AI details From English 'cushion' + -y; 'cushion' is from Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxinum, probably from Latin coxa ('hip, thigh'). coissin Old French coxa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cushiony **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkʊʃəni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʊʃəni/ ## Meanings 1. soft and resilient like a cushion ## Examples - The new sofa had a deep, cushiony seat that swallowed you whole. ## Synonyms - soft - plush - spongy - padded - squishy - cushioned ## Antonyms - hard - firm - rigid ## Related Forms - cushion ## Roots and Affixes - Root: coissin - Root: coxa ## Etymology From English 'cushion' + -y; 'cushion' is from Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxinum, probably from Latin coxa ('hip, thigh'). ## AI Etymology Cushiony comes from English 'cushion' + -y; 'cushion' is from Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxinum, probably from Latin coxa ('hip, thigh'). The etymological trail includes Old French coissin and Latin coxa. As an adjective, cushiony describes what is soft and resilient like a cushion. The same family is visible in related forms such as cushion. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown