Fluffy vs Shaggy - What's the difference?
fluffy | shaggy |
Covered with fluff.
Light; soft; airy.
(colloquial) Warm and comforting.
(colloquial) Not clearly defined or explained; fuzzy.
* 2008 , R.Safley, Reagan's Game
Lightweight; superficial; lacking depth or seriousness.
* 2006 , Linda Nochlin, Bathers, Bodies, Beauty: The Visceral Eye (page 271)
Someone or something that is fluffy
Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Rough; rugged; jaggy.
As adjectives the difference between fluffy and shaggy
is that fluffy is covered with fluff while shaggy is rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.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.fluffy
English
Adjective
(er)- Fluffy bunny rabbits are really nice to stroke.
- I like my scrambled eggs to be light and fluffy in texture.
- Being in love with my boyfriend gives me a fluffy feeling inside.
- Someone sold you the fluffy idea that brains triumphs over strength when you were picked last for the sports team.
- 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.
Noun
(fluffies)shaggy
English
Adjective
(er)- They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
