Fuzz — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʌz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌz/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈʌz/.

Examples

peach fuzz
it happened so fast it was just a blur
he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

copper bull cop tomentum hair blur pig

Parts of Speech

noun	filamentous hairlike growth on a plant “peach fuzz”
noun	uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
noun	a hazy or indistinct representation “it happened so fast it was just a blur”
noun	the first beard of an adolescent boy

Word Forms

cop	verb	take into custody
blurry	adjective	indistinct or hazy in outline
blur	verb	become glassy; lose clear vision
fuzzy	adjective	covering with fine light hairs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flaum

fadenförmiges, haarartiges Wachstum einer Pflanze

🇫🇷French

duvet

croissance de poils filamenteux sur une plante

🇪🇸Spanish

pelusa

crecimiento filamentoso parecido a un pelo en una planta

🇮🇹Italian

peluria

crescita filamentosa simile a un capello su una pianta

🇳🇱Dutch

dons

draadvormige haarachtige groei op een plant

🇵🇹Portuguese

penugem

crescimento semelhante a um cabelo filamentoso em uma planta

🇷🇺Russian

пух

нитевидный волосовидный нарост на растении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परमाणु रूप में पृथक होना

एक पौधे पर फिलामेंटस बालों जैसी वृद्धि

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাপসা

একটি উদ্ভিদ উপর filamentous চুলের মত বৃদ্ধি

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பம்

ஒரு செடியில் இழை போன்ற முடி வளர்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

గజిబిజి

ఒక మొక్కపై తంతు వెంట్రుకల వంటి పెరుగుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

झाडावर तंतुमय केसांसारखी वाढ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

છોડ પર ફિલામેન્ટસ વાળ જેવી વૃદ્ધિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಝ್

ಸಸ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ತಂತು ಕೂದಲಿನಂತಹ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫസ്

ഒരു ചെടിയിൽ നാരുകളുള്ള രോമവളർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਜ਼

ਇੱਕ ਪੌਦੇ 'ਤੇ ਫਿਲਾਮੈਂਟਸ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਵਰਗਾ ਵਾਧਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلا پن

ایک پودے پر بالوں کی مانند افزائش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模糊

植物上丝状毛状生长

🇯🇵Japanese

ファズ

植物上の糸状の毛のような成長

🇰🇷Korean

솜털

식물의 사상체 털 같은 성장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lông tơ

sự phát triển giống như sợi tóc trên cây

🇹🇭Thai

ฝอย

การเจริญเติบโตคล้ายเส้นใยบนพืช

🇮🇩Indonesian

bulu halus

pertumbuhan seperti rambut berserabut pada tanaman

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

filamentous hairlike growth sa isang halaman

🇲🇾Malay

kabur

pertumbuhan seperti rambut berfilamen pada tumbuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زغب

نمو خيطي يشبه الشعر على النبات

🇹🇷Turkish

tüy

bir bitkide ipliksi saç benzeri büyüme

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The primary meaning of 'fuzz' is 'filamentous hairlike growth on a plant'.

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Using 'fuzz' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'fuzz' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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