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Cuddly vs Fluffy - What's the difference?

cuddly | fluffy |

As adjectives the difference between cuddly and fluffy

is that cuddly is suitable for cuddling, designed to be cuddled while fluffy is covered with fluff.

As a noun fluffy is

someone or something that is fluffy.

As a proper noun Fluffy is

a popular given name for a pet, often for a cat.

cuddly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Suitable for cuddling, designed to be cuddled.

    • Synonyms

    * cuddlesome

    Derived terms

    * cuddly toy

    fluffy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with fluff.
    • Fluffy bunny rabbits are really nice to stroke.
  • Light; soft; airy.
    • I like my scrambled eggs to be light and fluffy in texture.
  • (colloquial) Warm and comforting.
    • Being in love with my boyfriend gives me a fluffy feeling inside.
  • (colloquial) Not clearly defined or explained; fuzzy.
  • * 2008 , R.Safley, Reagan's Game
    • Someone sold you the fluffy idea that brains triumphs over strength when you were picked last for the sports team.
  • Lightweight; superficial; lacking depth or seriousness.
  • * 2006 , Linda Nochlin, Bathers, Bodies, Beauty: The Visceral Eye (page 271)
    • And she is represented reading with great concentration, and not some fluffy novel but the rather politically oriented and literary Le Figaro , its title prominent if upside down in the foreground.

    Related terms

    * fluff * fluffiness

    Noun

    (fluffies)
  • Someone or something that is fluffy