fuzz C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /fʌz/ UK /fʌz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a mass of fine, fluffy fibers or hair; to make blurred A soft fuzz covered the surface of the peach. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a mass of fine, fluffy... fluffdownlintfurnapfrizz Word family Forms fuzzing Derived forms fuzzyfuzziness Common collocations peach fuzz Noun + noun Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, probably a back-formation from 'fuzzy', or borrowed from Low German/Dutch 'voos' ('spongy'); first attested in the 17th century. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fuzz **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fʌz/ **IPA (UK):** /fʌz/ ## Meanings 1. a mass of fine, fluffy fibers or hair; to make blurred ## Examples - A soft fuzz covered the surface of the peach. ## Synonyms - fluff - down - lint - fur - nap - frizz ## Derived Forms - fuzzy - fuzziness ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, probably a back-formation from 'fuzzy', or borrowed from Low German/Dutch 'voos' ('spongy'); first attested in the 17th century. ## AI Etymology Fuzz is of uncertain origin, probably a back-formation from 'fuzzy', or borrowed from Low German/Dutch 'voos' ('spongy'); first attested in the 17th century. Its formation runs backward from an existing longer form, producing a shorter base that then carries the same family of senses. As a noun and verb, it denotes "a mass of fine, fluffy fibers or hair; to make blurred", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Derivative forms include fuzzy, fuzziness. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown