fluffy
Americanadjective
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of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
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light or airy.
a fluffy cake.
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having little or no intellectual weight; superficial or frivolous.
fluffy thinking.
adjective
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of, resembling, or covered with fluff
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soft and light
fluffy hair
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sentimental or overromantic; not very intelligent
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characterized by nonviolent methods
fluffy environmentalist protestors
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Other Word Forms
- fluffily adverb
- fluffiness noun
- unfluffy adjective
Etymology
Origin of fluffy
Explanation
Things that are soft and airy look and feel fluffy. Down comforters, buttermilk pancakes, certain cats, and big snowflakes are all fluffy. Many things that are fluffy give comfort, like the soft pillows on your bed. But sometimes fluffy is a put-down. News programs that tell you everything about celebrities and nothing about important events are fluffy. So are silly, pointless conversations — which, like favorite pillows, are sometimes exactly what you need.
Vocabulary lists containing fluffy
Example Sentences
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Attendees wearing cowboy hats line danced, petted fluffy white calves and posed for pictures in front of an inflated cactus.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The biggest uncertainty in climate science is white and fluffy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
That changed with his dramatic return in December, accompanied by his fluffy ginger cat, Zebu, images of which went viral on Bangladeshi social media.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Sophie tells BBC Newsbeat the American edition of the show made the British version look like a "fluffy little competition" in comparison.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
He had six chicks that looked like they had fluffy hats on, with a special red light and everything to keep them warm.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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