cuddly

English

Etymology

cuddle +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʌdli/, /ˈkʌdəli/, /ˈkʌdl̩i/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ʌdli
Hyphenation: cud‧dly

Adjective

cuddly (comparative cuddlier, superlative cuddliest)

Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.
a cuddly teddy bear
Fond of or prone to cuddling.
My girlfriend is very cuddly.

Synonyms

cuddlesome

Derived terms

Translations

Suitable for cuddling

Danish: krammelig
Dutch: minzaam (nl), hartelijk (nl), knuffel-
Finnish: paijattava
French: câlin (fr)
German: knuddelig (de), kuschelig (de), anschmiegsam (de), verschmust (de)
Hungarian: bújós, ölelkezős
Italian: da coccolare
Macedonian: мил (mil), при́влечен (prívlečen)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kosete
Persian: بغل کردنی
Plautdietsch: nuzhlich
Polish: milusiński m, milusi m
Portuguese: acariciável
Russian: привлека́тельный (ru) (privlekátelʹnyj)
Spanish: achuchable (es), acariciable, abrazable (es)
Swedish: gosig (sv), kramgo (sv)

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