fuzzy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfʌzi/ UK /ˈfʌzi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj covered with fine hairs; blurred or indistinct The photo was too fuzzy to read the license plate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · covered with fine hairs;... blurredindistincthazyfluffydownyunclearvague ↔ Opposites clearsharpdistinctsmooth Word family Derived forms fuzzinessfuzzily Related forms fuzz Etymology AI details Probably from Low German 'fussig' ('loose, spongy') or related to Dutch 'voos' ('spongy'), first attested in the 17th century; cognate with 'fuzz'. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # fuzzy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfʌzi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfʌzi/ ## Meanings 1. covered with fine hairs; blurred or indistinct ## Examples - The photo was too fuzzy to read the license plate. ## Synonyms - blurred - indistinct - hazy - fluffy - downy - unclear - vague ## Antonyms - clear - sharp - distinct - smooth ## Derived Forms - fuzziness - fuzzily ## Related Forms - fuzz ## Etymology Probably from Low German 'fussig' ('loose, spongy') or related to Dutch 'voos' ('spongy'), first attested in the 17th century; cognate with 'fuzz'. ## AI Etymology Fuzzy is probably from Low German 'fussig' ('loose, spongy') or related to Dutch 'voos' ('spongy'), first attested in the 17th century; cognate with 'fuzz'. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers covered with fine hairs; blurred or indistinct. The wider family includes derived forms such as fuzziness and fuzzily and related words such as fuzz. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown