cosy

5 definitions • 9 examples

comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm:

nice and cosy This room is nice and cosy in the winter.

cosy little He showed me into a cosy little room.

used to describe crime or mystery stories that are not very frightening or shocking, for example not containing much violence or sex, and that often happen in pleasant places:

This queen of crime fiction is the name most closely associated with a cosy mystery.

She wrote detective fiction of the kind US mystery fans refer to as "cosy".

used to describe a situation that is convenient for those involved but may not be honest or legal:

He has some cosy arrangement/deal with his supplier, which means he's able to sell his goods more cheaply.

a cover that you put on a teapot or a boiled egg to keep it warm:

a tea cosy

an egg cosy

a type of crime or mystery story that is not very frightening or shocking, for example not containing much violence or sex, and that often happens in a pleasant place:

Where "cosies" differ from the rest of crime fiction is in the manner of their telling (no swearing, for example) and their settings, typically a rural area or small cathedral town.

The detective in a cosy is almost always an amateur, and frequently a woman.