snugness
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snug 1
(snŭg)adj. snug·ger, snug·gest
1. Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy: The children were snug in their beds.
2. Small but well arranged: a snug apartment. See Synonyms at comfortable.
3.
a. Closely secured and well built; compact: a snug little sailboat.
b. Close-fitting: a snug jacket.
c. Nautical Seaworthy.
4.
a. Offering freedom from financial worry: a snug living.
b. Safe; secure: a snug hideout.
v. snugged, snug·ging, snugs
v.tr.
To make snug or secure.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To nestle; snuggle.
snug down Nautical
To prepare (a vessel) to weather a storm, as by taking in sail or securing movable gear.
[Of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish snygg, neat, trim.]
snug, snug′ly adv.
snug′ness n.
snug 2
(snŭg)n. Chiefly British
A very small private room in a pub.
[Short for snuggery.]
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Noun | 1. | snugness - a state of warm snug comfort comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
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Translations
دِفء وراحَه
přiléhavost
lunhedtranghed
kellemesség
òægindi
priliehavosť
bedene oturmarahatlık
snugness
n (= cosiness, comfort) → Behaglichkeit f, → Gemütlichkeit f; (= cosiness and warmth) → mollige or behagliche Wärme; (= sheltered nature) → Geschütztheit f; (= closeness of fit: of garment) → guter Sitz
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snug
(snag) adjective1. warm, comfortable; sheltered from the cold. The house is small but snug.
2. (of clothes etc) fitting closely. This jacket is a nice snug fit.
ˈsnuggle verb to curl one's body up especially closely against another person, for warmth etc. She snuggled up to her mother and went to sleep.
ˈsnugly adverb1. tightly and neatly. The gun fitted snugly into my pocket.
2. comfortably or warmly. The girl had a scarf wrapped snugly round her neck.
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