fuzzy

Other forms of fuzzy

comparative or superlative

fuzzier

comparative or superlative

fuzziest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fuzzy

What does fuzzy mean?

fuzzy means "covering with fine light hairs". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fuzzy?

fuzzy has 2 syllables: fuz-zy. The stress falls on "fuz". In IPA it is /ˈfʌzi/.

What is another word for fuzzy?

Close synonyms include fuzzed, bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fuzzy a common word?

fuzzy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.