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- [snuhg]
- /snʌg/
- /snʌɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snuhg]
- /snʌg/
Definitions of snug word
- adjective snug warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.: a snug little house. 1
- adjective snug fitting closely, as a garment: a snug jacket. 1
- adjective snug more or less compact or limited in size, and sheltered or warm: a snug harbor. 1
- adjective snug trim, neat, or compactly arranged, as a ship or its parts. 1
- adjective snug comfortably circumstanced, as persons. 1
- adjective snug pleasant or agreeable, especially in a small, exclusive way: a snug coterie of writers. 1
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Origin of snug
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; perhaps < Old Norse snøggr short-haired; cognate with Swedish snygg neat
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Parts of speech for Snug
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snug popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snug usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snug
adj snug
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- at rest — not moving; still
- bandbox — a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- buddy-buddy — very friendly; intimate.
noun snug
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- coziness — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
- cosiness — (chiefly, British) The state or quality of being cosy.
- wellbeing — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
verb snug
- cuddle — If you cuddle someone, you put your arms round them and hold them close as a way of showing your affection.
- curl up — to adopt a reclining position with the legs close to the body and the back rounded
- nestle — to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
- nuzzle — to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does: a rabbit nuzzling into the snow.
adjective snug
- clinging — to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other in the dark.
- clingy — If you describe someone as clingy, you mean that they become very attached to people and depend on them too much.
- cosy — A house or room that is cosy is comfortable and warm.
- fitted — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
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