FUZZY
What does "FUZZY" mean?
Covered with soft, short fibers; or blurred, indistinct, and not clearly defined.
Meanings
- Having a soft, fluffy, frizzy surface or texture. The peach was warm and fuzzy from sitting in the sun.
- Blurred, unclear, or out of focus. The old photo was too fuzzy to make out anyone's face.
- Vague, imprecise, or not clearly thought out. Her memory of that night is fuzzy at best.
- In logic and computing, relating to degrees of truth rather than strict true/false values. Fuzzy logic lets a thermostat decide 'somewhat warm' rather than only hot or cold. technical
Did you know?
- 'Fuzzy' is a formal mathematical term: engineer Lotfi Zadeh founded 'fuzzy logic' in his 1965 paper 'Fuzzy Sets', letting machines reason with partial truths instead of only true-or-false.
Word origin
First recorded in the 17th century, probably from Low German or Dutch 'fussig' (spongy, loose), describing a soft, frayed surface; later extended to blurred images and vague ideas.
Remember it
FUZZY has the rare double-Z - two Z's tangled together like the frizz on a worn-out sweater.
A little poem
The far hills dissolve-
rain on the glass softens them
into a maybe.
haiku
Wordplay
- I tried to take a clear photo of my cat, but it came out fuzzy. To be fair, so did the cat.
What it teaches
Not every truth is yes or no - learn to live and reason in the soft middle.
Quick facts
What does FUZZY mean?
Covered with soft, short fibers; or blurred, indistinct, and not clearly defined.
Is FUZZY a valid word?
Yes — FUZZY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FUZZY?
FUZZY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FUZZY come from?
First recorded in the 17th century, probably from Low German or Dutch 'fussig' (spongy, loose), describing a soft, frayed surface; later extended to blurred images and vague ideas.
What can FUZZY teach us?
Not every truth is yes or no - learn to live and reason in the soft middle.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.