as in joy
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment
the warm fuzzies that one typically gets from having done a good deed
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of warm fuzzies
The non-stop revelry is what gets you in the theater, but Deadpool’s identity-defining journey keeps you there — and even doles out some warm fuzzies.
—
Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
Giving to a group working on legislation to slow an angry and frustrated co-worker from buying a gun to unload into his staff that day — as Andre Bing allegedly did in a Virginia Walmart last week — will not give you the same warm fuzzies as adopting a kitten or feeding a hungry baby.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2022
Shrinking has some of those Ted Lasso warm fuzzies and a rarely funnier Harrison Ford, but the actual plot is frequently head-scratching.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
Shearling Clutch Add some warm fuzzies to any look with Staud’s popular Bean clutch bag, now in cozy shearling — a winter handbag trend.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022
See all Example Sentences for warm fuzzies 
Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
Giving to a group working on legislation to slow an angry and frustrated co-worker from buying a gun to unload into his staff that day — as Andre Bing allegedly did in a Virginia Walmart last week — will not give you the same warm fuzzies as adopting a kitten or feeding a hungry baby.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2022
Shrinking has some of those Ted Lasso warm fuzzies and a rarely funnier Harrison Ford, but the actual plot is frequently head-scratching.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
Shearling Clutch Add some warm fuzzies to any look with Staud’s popular Bean clutch bag, now in cozy shearling — a winter handbag trend.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022
See all Example Sentences for warm fuzzies
Thesaurus Entries Near warm fuzzies
Cite this Entry
“Warm fuzzies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warm%20fuzzies. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share