furry

See also: Furry

English

A wolverine is a furry carnivore.

Etymology

From fur +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜːɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɝi/

• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -ɜːɹi
• Hyphenation: fur‧ry
• Homophone: firry

Adjective

furry (comparative furrier, superlative furriest)

1. Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

   His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.

2. (informal) Of or related to the furry subculture.

Derived terms

• furry dance
• furry lobster
• furry muff
• hurry-furry merger

 

Translations

covered with fur

• Afrikaans: pelsig
• Arabic: فَرْوِيّ m (farwiyy), مُفَرَّى m (mufarrā), فَرَوَانِيّ m (farawāniyy)
• Bulgarian: кожен (kožen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛茸茸 (zh) (máoróngróng)

• Dutch: pelzig, pels- (nl)
• Esperanto: pelta
• Finnish: karvainen (fi), pörröinen
• French: poilu (fr), velu (fr)
• German: pelzig (de), Pelz-
• Greek: γούνινος (el) (goúninos)
• Hungarian: szőrös (hu)
• Irish: clúmhach
• Latvian: pūkains, spalvains
• Malay: berbulu
• Maori: whaihuruhuru
• Plautdietsch: falich
• Polish: kudłaty (pl), puszysty (pl), futrzany (pl)
• Portuguese: peludo (pt)
• Romanian: păros (ro), blănos (ro) (rare)
• Russian: пуши́стый (ru) (pušístyj), мехово́й (ru) (mexovój) (especially if made of fur)
• Scottish Gaelic: molach
• Spanish: peludo (es), velludo (es), cabelludo (es)
• Swedish: päls- (fur animal = pälsdjur, for example), lurvig (sv) (thick fur), hårig (sv), pälsklädd
• Volapük: plädik (vo)

Noun

furry (plural furries)

A furry vixen.

1. An animal character with human-like characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.

   Synonym: fursona

   What percentage of furries are wolves?

2. A member of the furry fandom.

   The furry had designed an elaborate costume.

3. Someone who roleplays or identifies with a furry character. (Compare therianthrope.)

Coordinate terms

• (furry fandom senses): anthro, avian, scalie, feral

Derived terms

• furry number

Related terms

• befurred
• furdom
• furfag
• furfan
• furmeet
• furrydom
• fursecution
• fursona
• furvert

Translations

animal character with human-like characteristics

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獸／兽 (zh) (shòu), 獸人／兽人 (zh) (shòurén)

• Dutch: furry m
• Esperanto: felano, felulo
• Finnish: turri (fi)
• French: furry (fr) m or f
• German: Furry (de)
• Italian: furry
• Japanese: ケモノ (ja) (kemono), 獣人 (jūjin)
• Korean: 수인 (ko) (su'in)
• Portuguese: furry m or f by sense
• Russian: фурри (ru) m (furri)
• Spanish: furro (es)

member of the furry fandom

• Bulgarian: фъ́ри n (fǎ́ri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獸迷／兽迷 (shòumí), 獸人控／兽人控 (zh) (shòurénkòng), 獸控／兽控 (zh) (shòukòng), 福瑞控 (zh) (fúruìkòng)

• Esperanto: felano, felanino
• Finnish: turri (fi)
• German: Furry (de) m or f
• Japanese: ケモナー (ja) (kemonā), ^{(please verify)} ファーリー (fārī), ^{(please verify)} ファーリーズ (fārīzu)
• Polish: futrzak, furas
• Portuguese: furry m or f
• Spanish: furro (es)
• Swedish: furry c, pälsare c
• Yiddish: פּעלצניק (peltsnik)

See also

• kemonomimi
• nahualism
• anthropomorphism
• zoomorphism

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English furry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏ.ri/
• Rhymes: -ʏri
• Hyphenation: fur‧ry

Noun

furry m (plural furries or furry's)

1. a furry (member of furry fandom)

   De furry deed haar werknemers geloven dat haar hond een wolf was.

   The furry made her employees believe that her dog was a wolf.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English furry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.ʁi/

• Audio:

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Noun

furry m (plural furries)

1. a furry (member of furry fandom)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English furry.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ.ɹi/

• Rhymes: -ɐɹi
• Hyphenation: fur‧ry

Noun

furry m or f by sense (plural furries)

1. furry (member of furry fandom)

Swedish

Furries i Stockholm som står vid ett staket.

Etymology

Borrowed from English furry.

Noun

furry c

1. a furry (member of the furry fandom)

   Synonym: pälsare

Declension

Declension of furry

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	furry	furrys
	definite	furryn	furryns
plural	indefinite	furries, furrys	furries, furrys
	definite	furriesarna, furrysarna	furriesarnas, furrysarnas