Cozy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, co·zi·er, co·zi·est.
  1. comfortable and snug: We live in a cozy little house with a small garden in the back.
  2. convenient or beneficial, usually as a result of dishonesty or connivance: A very cozy agreement between competing firms had kept the industry profitable for years.
  3. suggesting opportunistic or conspiratorial intimacy: The exposé revealed a cozy relationship between lobbyists and some politicians.
  4. discreetly reticent or noncommittal: The administrators are remaining cozy about which policy they plan to adopt.
  5. relating to a genre of mystery stories with little suspense, explicit violence, or sexual content, often also having amateur sleuths and idyllic, intimate settings: I read lots of different books, but I like cozy mysteries best.Charming characters and just the right amount of danger make this cozy series a delight to read.
noun, plural co·zies.
  1. a padded covering for a teapot or coffeepot to retain the heat of the contents.
  2. a mystery story with little suspense, explicit violence, or sexual content, often also having amateur sleuths and idyllic, intimate settings: I started out reading cozies and moved on to the hard-boiled detective novels.
verb (used with object), co·zied, co·zy·ing.
  1. to make more warm or comfortable (often followed by up): New curtains would cozy the room up a bit.
Verb Phrases
  1. cozy up (to), Informal.
    • to move closer for comfort or affection: Come over to the fire and cozy up a bit.
    • to try to become friendly or intimate in order to further one's own ends; attempt to ingratiate oneself: He's always cozying up to the boss.
adjective, noun -zier or -ziest or plural -zies
  1. the usual US spelling of cosy
Cozy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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