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Cuddly vs Huggable - What's the difference?

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Huggable is a synonym of cuddly.



As adjectives the difference between cuddly and huggable

is that cuddly is suitable for cuddling, designed to be cuddled while huggable is capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.

cuddly

English

Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * cuddlesome

    Derived terms

    * cuddly toy

    huggable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hugable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.
  • * 1995 , Ann M. Martin, Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook? , page 78:
    • Claud was glad to oblige, since Gabbie is an extremely huggable girl.
  • * 2002 , Jeffrey S. Turner, Families in America , page 147:
    • Moreover, this need often manifests itself in the young child's selection of a cuddly or huggable doll or stuffed animal, called a transitional object by child psychologists.
  • * 2005 , Desiree Day, Crazy Love? , page 183:
    • He was exactly how she remembered him. Where Tyrell was cuddly and huggable , Mohammad was hard and sinewy.

    Synonyms

    * cuddly

    Derived terms

    * huggableness * huggability * huggably

    Related terms

    * hug