fluff

Light downy material

Fluff is soft, light, airy material—the downy stuff that gathers under furniture or floats off dandelions.

To fluff a pillow is to shake it loose and full.

Fluff also means trivial or insubstantial content: The article was mostly fluff.

To fluff lines is to bungle them during a performance.

She fluffed her entrance cue.

cozy

comfort

Ease or soothing relief

nestle · softness · blanket · pillow · cushion · cuddly · plush · cocooned · snuggly · huggable

lightness

feather

Bird's body covering

  • downToward lower ground
  • airyLight and well-ventilated
  • etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure

float · buoyancy · gossamer · wispy · billowy · lofty · cloud · drift · froth · chiffon

texture

soft

Yielding to touch

woolly · fleecy · velvety · puffy · silky · tufted · cottony · spongy · napped · fuzziness

triviality

filler

Substance closing gaps

frivolity · bagatelle · trifle · drivel · prattle · piffle · pap · waffle · blather · twaddle

action

shake

Trembling or blended treat

  • puffBrief burst of air
  • aerateExpose to circulation
  • plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled

tease · primp · ruffle · pat · beat · whisk · loosen · arrange · smooth · volumize

error

mistake

Wrong action or decision

  • bungleFail through clumsiness
  • botchSpoil through incompetence
  • fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers

flub · muff · blunder · gaffe · misstep · slipup · stumble · blooper · goof

Categories
Opposites
texture/density

fluffsolid

Firm matter state

rock · stone · metal · rigid · hard

substance/seriousness

fluffsubstance

Physical material with mass

meat · core · essence · depth · hard news

performance accuracy

fluffnail

Metal fastener or keratin plate

ace · perfect · deliver · accuracy · precision

Phrases
Family

fluffy, fluffed, fluffs, fluffing, fluffiest, fluffball, fluffernutter, fluffballs, fluffies

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G