adj
snug
snuhg
Snug (adj) means Warm, cosy, and comfortable. Example: “We felt snug by the fire with hot chocolate in hand.”
adj
1
Warm, cosy, and comfortable.
"We felt snug by the fire with hot chocolate in hand."
"I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed."
"That night Tarzan built a snug little bower high among the swaying branches of a giant tree, and there the tired girl slept, while in a crotch beneath her the ape-man curled, ready, even in sleep, to protect her."
— Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan (1913)
2
Fitting closely, with no extra room.
"The new jeans were a snug fit around the waist."
How to use snug
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCosy and warm, or tightly fitted with no room to spare.
Common pairings
snug fit
snug and warm
snug little house
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Word forms
- Plural
- snugs
- Third person singular
- snugs
- Past tense
- snugged
- Comparative
- snugger
- Superlative
- snuggest
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Etymology
Comes from dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”) and Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”), and also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).
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Frequently asked questions
What does “snug” mean?
The word “snug” means warm, cosy, and comfortable. In plain terms, cosy and warm, or tightly fitted with no room to spare.
How do you pronounce “snug”?
“Snug” is pronounced snuhg (/snʌɡ/ in IPA).
How do you use “snug” in a sentence?
Here is “snug” used in a sentence: “We felt snug by the fire with hot chocolate in hand.”
What part of speech is “snug”?
“Snug” is an adjective.
How many meanings does “snug” have?
“Snug” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: warm, cosy, and comfortable.
