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Fur vs Fluff - What's the difference?

fur | fluff |

In transitive terms the difference between fur and fluff

is that fur is to cover with fur while fluff is to do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.

As a proper noun Fur

is one of a Nilo-Saharan people of western Sudan.

fur

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Hairy coat of various mammal species, especially: when fine, soft and thick.
  • Hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.
  • * Lady M. W. Montagu
    • wrapped up in my furs
  • A pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel.
  • A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
  • # A thick pile of fabric.
  • # The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
  • # The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
  • # The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
  • (heraldry) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures.
  • A furry; a member of the furry subculture.
  • * 2006 , Shari Caudron, Who Are You People?
    • "You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable."
  • (vulgar, slang) Pubic hair.
  • (vulgar, slang) Sexual attractiveness.

    • Derived terms

    * fur cap * fur coat * fur farm * furless * furrier * furry * fur seal

    Verb

  • To cover with fur.

    • Derived terms

    * furred ----

    fluff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
  • Anything inconsequential or superficial.
  • Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor’s lines.
  • (label) marshmallow creme
  • (label) A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
  • (Australia, euphemistic) A fart.

    • Synonyms

    * fuzz, puff * (anything inconsequential or superficial) BS, cruft, hype, all talk * (a lapse) blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko * (passive in a lesbian relationship) ruffle * See also

    Derived terms

    * fluffy

    See also

    * dust * lint * plumage

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make something fluffy.
    • The cat fluffed its tail.
  • To become fluffy.
  • (transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one’s lines
  • To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Either side of Rooney's fluffed chance, it was a tale of Ukrainian domination as they attacked England down both flanks and showed the greater fluidity of the teams.}}
  • (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic) To fart.

    • Derived terms

    * fluffer * fluff up * fluff girl English onomatopoeias ----