Wooly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a fluffy character or appearance

confused and vague; used especially of thinking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈʊli/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈʊli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈʊli/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈʊli/.

Examples

muddleheaded ideas
your addled little brain
woolly thinking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

befuddled woolly-haired woolly wooly-minded wooly-haired flocculent muddled woolly-headed muzzy addled

Parts of Speech

adjective	having a fluffy character or appearance
adjective	confused and vague; used especially of thinking “muddleheaded ideas”
adjective	covered with dense often matted or curly hairs “woolly lambs”

Word Forms

flocculate	verb	cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate
wool	noun	outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wollig

einen flauschigen Charakter oder ein flauschiges Aussehen haben

🇫🇷French

laineux

avoir un caractère ou une apparence pelucheux

🇪🇸Spanish

lanoso

tener un carácter o apariencia esponjosa

🇮🇹Italian

lanoso

avere un carattere o un aspetto soffice

🇳🇱Dutch

wollig

een pluizig karakter of uiterlijk hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

lanoso

ter um personagem ou aparência fofa

🇷🇺Russian

шерстистый

иметь пушистый характер или внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वूली

रोएंदार चरित्र या रूप होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পশম

একটি fluffy চরিত্র বা চেহারা থাকার

🇮🇳Tamil

கம்பளி

பஞ்சுபோன்ற தன்மை அல்லது தோற்றம் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉన్ని

మెత్తటి పాత్ర లేదా రూపాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

लोकरी

फ्लफी वर्ण किंवा देखावा असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊની

રુંવાટીવાળું પાત્ર અથવા દેખાવ ધરાવતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಣ್ಣೆಯ

ತುಪ್ಪುಳಿನಂತಿರುವ ಪಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കമ്പിളി

മാറൽ സ്വഭാവമോ രൂപമോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਨੀ

ਇੱਕ ਫੁੱਲਦਾਰ ਪਾਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਖ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اونی

ایک تیز کردار یا ظاہری شکل کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毛茸茸的

具有蓬松的性格或外表

🇯🇵Japanese

羊毛状の

ふわふわした性格または外観を持つ

🇰🇷Korean

털이 많은

푹신한 성격이나 외모를 가지고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

len lỏi

có tính cách hoặc ngoại hình mềm mại

🇹🇭Thai

มีขนมาก

มีบุคลิกหรือรูปลักษณ์ที่นุ่มนวล

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbulu

mempunyai sifat atau penampilan yang berbulu halus

🇵🇭Filipino

mabalahibo

pagkakaroon ng malambot na karakter o hitsura

🇲🇾Malay

berbulu

mempunyai perwatakan atau rupa yang gebu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صوفي

ذات طابع أو مظهر رقيق

🇮🇷Persian

پشمی

داشتن شخصیت یا ظاهر کرکی

🇹🇷Turkish

yünlü

kabarık bir karaktere veya görünüme sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

צמרירי

בעל אופי או מראה רך

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