furry

/'fə:ri/

Thân thiện

A small child hugs a furry teddy bear.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Covered with a dense coat of fine, soft hair or fur: Describes something that has a thick, soft, and often fuzzy surface resembling animal fur.
   • Resembling or made of fur: Can describe materials or textures that are similar to fur in appearance or feel.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The kitten felt warm and furry in my hands.
  • She wore a furry coat to stay warm in the winter.
  • The furry caterpillar crawled slowly across the leaf.

Advanced Usage

• "Furry" as a descriptor in specific contexts:
  • In fantasy or fandom culture, "furry" can refer to anthropomorphic animal characters (animals with human characteristics). This is a specialized, modern usage.

    • He enjoys drawing furry art featuring animal characters in clothes.

Variants and Related Words

• Fur (n): The soft, thick hair that covers the bodies of certain animals.
  • The rabbit's fur is white.
• Furred (adj): Another adjective meaning covered with fur.
  • The furred creature hid in the bushes.
• Furriness (n): The quality or state of being furry.
  • The furriness of the blanket made it very cozy.

Synonyms

• Hairy: Having a lot of hair.
• Fuzzy: Having a soft, blurred, or indistinct texture; covered with fuzz.
• Shaggy: Having long, thick, and untidy hair or fiber.

Antonyms

• Bald: Having no hair.
• Smooth: Having an even and regular surface; free from projections or indentations.
• Hairless: Without hair.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
   • furred animals
   • a furry teddy bear

Từ đồng nghĩa

• furred