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Fluff

noun/flˈʌf/
Definition
any light downy material
something of little value or significance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flˈʌf/
🇬🇧British English
/flˈʌf/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flˈʌf/
1 syllable Say it as /flˈʌf/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounany light downy material
nounsomething of little value or significance
nouna blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
verbmake a mess of, destroy or ruin
“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”
verberect or fluff up
“the bird ruffled its feathers”
verbruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
Word Forms
fluffyadjectivelike down or as soft as down
fluffverbmake a mess of, destroy or ruin
botchernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
botchnounan embarrassing mistake
bumblernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fumblernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
flubnounan embarrassing mistake
screwupnounthe complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
ballupnounsomething badly botched or muddled
spoilnounthe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoilagenounthe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoilingnounthe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
bunglenounan embarrassing mistake
bunglernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fluffnouna blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
foul-upnounan embarrassing mistake
mess-upnounsomething badly botched or muddled
fuckupnounan embarrassing mistake
teasingnounthe act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Flaum
jedes leicht flaumige Material
🇫🇷French
duvet
tout matériau légèrement duveteux
🇪🇸Spanish
pelusa
cualquier material ligero y suave
🇮🇹Italian
lanugine
qualsiasi materiale lanuginoso leggero
🇳🇱Dutch
pluis
elk licht donzig materiaal
🇵🇹Portuguese
fofo
qualquer material leve e felpudo
🇷🇺Russian
пух
любой легкий пуховый материал
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फुज्जी
कोई भी हल्की कोमल सामग्री
🇧🇩Bengali
ফ্লাফ
কোন হালকা ডাউন উপাদান
🇮🇳Tamil
பஞ்சு
எந்த லேசான கீழ்த்தரமான பொருள்
🇮🇳Telugu
మెత్తనియున్ని
ఏదైనా తేలికపాటి డౌనీ పదార్థం
🇮🇳Marathi
फ्लफ
कोणतीही हलकी सामग्री
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફ્લુફ
કોઈપણ હલકી ડાઉન સામગ્રી
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಯಮಾಡು
ಯಾವುದೇ ಹಗುರವಾದ ವಸ್ತು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഫ്ലഫ്
ഏതെങ്കിലും കനം കുറഞ്ഞ മെറ്റീരിയൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫਲੱਫ
ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਹਲਕੀ ਘਟੀਆ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
فلف
کوئی ہلکا سا مواد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
起毛
任何轻柔的材料
🇯🇵Japanese
綿毛
軽い綿毛状の素材なら何でも
🇰🇷Korean
보풀
가벼운 솜털 같은 소재
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lông tơ
bất kỳ vật liệu lông tơ nhẹ nào
🇹🇭Thai
ปุย
วัสดุที่มีขนอ่อนเล็กน้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
bulu halus
bahan berbulu halus apa pun
🇵🇭Filipino
himulmol
anumang light downy material
🇲🇾Malay
gebu
sebarang bahan berbulu lembut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
زغب
أي مادة ناعمة خفيفة
🇮🇷Persian
کرک
هر ماده پرزدار سبک
🇹🇷Turkish
tüy
herhangi bir hafif tüylü malzeme
🇮🇱Hebrew
מוֹך
כל חומר פלומתי קל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fluff'?
The primary meaning of 'fluff' is 'any light downy material'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fluff' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fluff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fluff' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fluff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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