cosinessnoun [ U ]
/ˈkəʊ.zi.nəs//ˈkoʊ.zi.nəs/UK US cozinesscosiness noun [ U ] (COMFORT)
the quality of being comfortable, pleasant, and warm:
We left the cosiness of the kitchen and went out into the night.
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- Wooden flooring is an excellent choice for the living area - you could add a rug for cosiness.
- the cosiness of domestic life among family and friends
- Most hotels seek to create an air of calm, quiet efficiency, coupled with relaxation, cosiness or luxury.
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Comfortable and uncomfortable
- airy
- be in your element idiom
- be like a fish out of water idiom
- be out of your element idiom
- be/feel at home idiom
- civilization
- comfort zone
- comfortable
- comfortably
- comfy
- cosily
- cosy
- cozily
- curl
- hunker down
- lived in idiom
- nestle
- primitive
- settle
- snuggle
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cosiness noun [ U ] (CLOSENESS)
disapproving a close relationship that is convenient for those involved but may not be honest or morally right:
the cosiness between politicians and banks
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- He criticized the administration's cosiness with authoritarian regimes.
- Most big businesses, despite their cosiness with the current government, would prefer an opposition government to a prolonged period of political instability.
- There were calls to break up the cosiness of the company's board.
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Creating alliances
- affiliate
- align
- align yourself with sth/sb
- alliance
- ally
- associate
- associate with sb
- attach
- attach yourself to sb/sth
- go
- go in on sth
- hobnob
- integrate
- join
- network
- pair
- pair sb off
- pair up
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