Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #625 of 1319

cosy (adj.)

warm and comfortable

Examples

  • A cosy cabin.

Key rules

  • Cosy means warm and comfortable
  • A cosy room, a cosy cabin
  • Cosy is British spelling; cozy is American

Common mistakes

  • The room is cosily → The room is cosy
💡 Tip: Describing homes // Describing cafés // Winter evenings
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