- pronunciation:
- fuhz
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
fuzz |
| definition: |
loose, light, fluffy matter such as fibers or hairs.
My sweater collects a lot of fuzz.The newborn kittens are covered in fuzz. |
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Fuzz comes from a German word,
fusse. It may be a shortening of
fusball, a German word for a puffball, a kind of fungus that gives off a cloud of tiny spores.