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Fuzzy vs Hairy - What's the difference?

fuzzy | hairy |

As adjectives the difference between fuzzy and hairy

is that fuzzy is covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals mentioned in the popular nursery rhyme fuzzy wuzzy was a bear while hairy is of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.

As a noun fuzzy

is an individual flake of fuzzies.

fuzzy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals. Mentioned in the popular nursery rhyme Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear.
  • Vague or imprecise.
    • My recollection of that event is fuzzy .
  • Not clear; unfocused.
    • I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.

    Derived terms

    * fuzzily * fuzziness * fuzzy logic * fuzzy mathematics * fuzzy set * fuzzy control * fuzzy concept * fuzzy relation

    Noun

    (fuzzies)
  • an individual flake of fuzzies
    • You've got a fuzzy on your coat.

    hairy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.
    • a hairy man
  • Of an animal, having a lot of fur.
    • hairy mammoth
  • Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.
    • She is a great admirer of hairy chests.
  • Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
    • ''It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

    Synonyms

    * (person) furry, hirsute * (animal) furry * (body part) furry, hirsute

    Antonyms

    * bald * hairless

    Derived terms

    * hairily * hairiness

    See also

    * dasypygal