fuzzy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfʌzi/ UK /ˈfʌzi/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
covered with fine hairs; blurred or indistinct

The photo was too fuzzy to read the license plate.

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Synonyms

1 adj · covered with fine hairs;... blurred indistinct hazy fluffy downy unclear vague

Opposites

clear sharp distinct smooth

Word family

Derived forms fuzzinessfuzzily

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'.

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# 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

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