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Cosy vs Feal - What's the difference?

cosy | feal |

As adjectives the difference between cosy and feal

is that cosy is affording comfort and warmth; snug; social while feal is faithful.

As a noun cosy

is a padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

As a verb cosy

is to become snug and comfortable.

cosy

English

Alternative forms

* cosey * cosie * cozey * cozie * cozy (North America)

Adjective

(er)
  • Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social
  • * 1785', , ''Holy Fair'' - While some are ' cozie i' the neuk, / An' forming assignations / To meet some day
  • * 1836', , ''The Pickwick Papers'', ch 30 - after Mr. Bob Sawyer had informed him that he meant to be very ' cosy , and that his friend Ben was to be one of the party, they shook hands and separated

    • Synonyms

    * snug

    Hyponyms

    *

    Noun

    (cosies)
  • A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

    • Derived terms

    * tea cosy * egg-cosy

    Verb

  • To become snug and comfortable.
  • To become friendly with.
    • He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.

    Anagrams

    *

    feal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fele, .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
  • *1847 , Henry Scott Riddell, Poems, songs and miscellaneous pieces :
    • But if it stands in humble hame The bed, — I'll say this far in't, — Is clean and feel as ony lair King ever lay on — and that is mair Than mony ane could warrant.
  • (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe.
  • * 1887 , Allan Cunningham, Henry Morley, Traditional tales of the English and Scottish peasantry :
    • [...] when I care na to accompany ye to the kirkyard hole mysel, and take my word for't, ye'Il lie saftest and fealest on the Buittle side of the kirk; [...]
  • Smooth; soft; downy; velvety.
    • Derived terms
    * (l), (l)

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a feal manner.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) felen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal) To hide.

    • Etymology 3

    (Not found in Middle English), from (etyl) feal, collateral form of feeil, from (etyl) fidelis.

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (archaic) faithful, loyal

    • Derived terms

    * fealty