cozy: Meaning and Definition of

co•zy

1. snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
2. convenient or beneficial, usually as a result of dishonesty or connivance: a very cozy agreement between competing firms.
3. suggesting opportunistic or conspiratorial intimacy: a cozy relationship between lobbyists and some politicians.
4. discreetly reticent or noncommittal: The administrators are remaining cozy about which policy they plan to adopt.

1. a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.

1. to make more cozy (often fol. by up): New curtains would cozy the room up a bit.

1. Come over to the fire and cozy up a bit.
1. to move closer for comfort or affection:Come over to the fire and cozy up a bit.
2. to try to become friendly or intimate in order to further one's own ends; attempt to ingratiate oneself:He's always cozying up to the boss.