snug

Meanings

Adjective

• Warm and comfortable; cosy.
• Satisfactory.
• Close-fitting.
• Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.

Noun

• A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
• A lug.

Verb

• To make secure or snug.
• To snuggle or nestle.
• To make smooth.

Related

Similar words

• comfy, cosy/cozy, cushy, gemütlich

Origin

• From dialectal English snug, perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz. Compare Icelandic snöggur, Danish snög, Swedish snygg.