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Definition: Cushy |
CushyAdjective1. (informal) not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "a soft job". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cushy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Synonym: CushySynonym: soft (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inaction | Inactivity; rest; (repose); quiescence; want of occupation, inoccupation; idle hours, time hanging on one's hands, dolce far niente; sinecure, featherbed, featherbedding, cushy job, no-show job; soft snap, soft thing. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cushy |
| English words defined with "cushy": soft. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | It's the love of a lousy buck. It's making love of a buck, the cushy job - more important than the love of man! (On the Waterfront; writing credit: Budd Schulberg.) Yes, by God, we could've had full employment, whopping Gross National Product, nice cushy feeling that we've got a bomb for every one of theirs. (Seven Days in May; writing credit: Fletcher Knebel; Charles W. Bailey II) Maybe Ironhide's ready for a nice, cushy office job. (Transformers; writing credit: George Arthur Bloom; Doug Booth) Reminds me of a guy I know who got a cushy job in a watch factor. (Mary Poppins; writing credit: P.L. Travers; Bill Walsh) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | Ashen; balmy; bland; caressing; comfortable; cool; cushy; delicate; diffuse; dim; dimmed; dulcet; dull; dusky; faint; gentle; gravy; hazy; lenient; light; low; low-key; mellifluous; mellow; melodious; mild; misty; murmured; muted; pale; pallid; pastel; pl. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Cushy" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 96.15% of the time. "Cushy" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 96.15% | 25 | 69,787 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.85% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 26 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "cushy": a cushy number ♦ cushy billet ♦ cushy number. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cushy | 2 |
cushy life | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "cushy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i rehatshëm (comfortable, comfy, cosy, cozy, easy, homey, snug), i ngrohtë (cordial, genial, homelike, homing, red-hot, snug, warm, warm blooded, warming). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | يسير (cheap, incommodious), هين (cheap, easy, effortless, facile, handy, light, royal, soft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | лек (airy, bland, cool, cure, easy, expedite, facile, fairy, flimsy, gentle, gossamer, gossamery, gradual, lambent, lenient, light, lightsome, lightweight, medicine, mild, mobile, potty, quiet, remedy, skyey, slick, slight, snap, soft, subtle, tenuous, unsound, unsubstantial), добре платен (well-paid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pohodlný (comfortable, comfy, commodious, cosy, cozy, easy, snug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tranquille. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | bequem (comfortable, comfortably, convenient, conveniently, easily, easy, handy, idle, modest, opportune, slack, soft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καλοπληρωμένη δουλειά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | קל (easy, facile, light, simple, swift), וח (affable, calm, comfortable, convenient, easy, easygoing, fair, favourable, genial, good natured, mild, propitious, rest, snug, soft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kellemes (affable, agreeable, benign, bland, comfortable, comfy, congenial, dainty, debonair, delectable, delicate, dulcet, engaging, enjoyable, fine, genial, glad, grateful, harmonious, likable, lovely, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refined, soft, suave, sweet, to elate, welcome), kényelmes (comfortable, comfy, commodious, convenient, cosh, cosy, cozy, easy going, handy, leisured, leisurely, nonchalant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | comodo (comfort, comfortable, comfy, convenience, convenient, cosiest, cosy, cozy, ease, easiness, easy, handy, leisure, leisured, leisurely, snug), piacevole (agreeable, beautiful, delightful, enjoyable, entertaining, genial, good, kindly, likeable, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, sweet), di tutto riposo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ushycay confortável (comfortable, comfy, cosy, cozy, easeful, snug), agradável (agreeable, amiable, comely, congenial, delectable, delightful, easy, enjoyable, entertaining, fine, genial, gladsome, glorious, good-humored, good-humoured, goodly, good-natured, kindly, lovely, merry, music, musical, neat, nice, nutty, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, racy, restful, snug, sober-blooded, soft, songful, stunner, suave, taking, welcome, well-done, well-natured). (various references) легкий (airy, cheap, delicate, easy, easygoing, effortless, ethereal, facile, flimsy, gentle, gossamery, light, light weight, lightsome, lightweight, mild, potty, runaway, sketchy, toilless, unlabored, unlaboured), приятный (agreeable, cuddly, dulcet, enjoyable, graceful, grateful, jolly, likable, nice, palatable, peachy, pleasant, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, satisfactory, simpatico, soft, sweet-tempered). (various references) lak posao. (various references) fácil (easy, effortless, facile, glib, light, loose, painless, ready, simple, well to do). (various references) bekväm (comfortable, comfy, convenient, easy, easy going, ready), behaglig (agreeable, attractive, congenial, delectable, easy, enjoyable, fair, genial, goodly, graceful, kind, likable, likeable, lovely, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, Savory, savoury). (various references) rahat (at ease, at rest, cavalier, comfort, comfortable, comfy, complacent, composure, cosy, cushioned, ease, easy, facile, leisure, luxurious, peace, rest, restful, serene, snug, unconstrained, unconventional, undisturbed, unembarassed, untroubled), kolay (downhill, easy, effortless, facile, flowing, open and shut, ready, simple, smooth, straightforward, uncomplicated, unlaboured), hafif (airy, blancmange, digestible, distant, dulcet, easy of digestion, feeble, feint, frail, frivolous, lenient, light, lightly, lightweight, loose, mild, piano, slight, small, soft, subdued, tenuous, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, wishy washy). (various references) легкий (aerial, airy, easy, effortless, facile, gossamer, light, potty), при"мний (acceptable, agreeable, amiable, balmy, beautiful, boon, canny, clean-cut, complimentary, couth, cozy, delectable, dulcet, easy, enjoyable, glad, good, goodly, graceful, grateful, jocund, kindly, lepid, nice, nutty, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, redolent, satisfactory, tasty, welcome, yummy). (various references) thích ý, êm ái (consonant, dulcet, gently, sweet, tender, tunable, tuneful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Samuel Chapter 18, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen iwab tw cousi badisaV anaggeilon tw basilei osa eideV kai prosekunhsen cousi tw iwab kai exhlqen |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ait Ioab Chusi vade et nuntia regi quae vidisti adoravit Chusi Ioab et cucurrit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Joab seith to Cusi, Go, and tel to the kyng what thou hast seen. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then said Joab to Cushy, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushy bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then said Joab to Cushi, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself to Joab, and ran. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Samuel Chapter 18, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Unya miingon si Joab niadtong Cusihanon: Lakaw, suginli ang hari unsay imong nakita. Ug ang Cusihanon miyukbo kang Joab ug midalagan. |
| Chinese | 約 押 對 古 示 人 說 、 去 將 所 看 見 的 告 訴 王 。 古 示 人 在 約 押 面 前 下 拜 、 就 跑 去 了 。 |
| Croatian | Zatim Joab zapovjedi Etiopljaninu: "Idi javi kralju što si vidio!" Etiopljanin se pokloni Joabu i otrèa. |
| Danish | Og Joab sagde til Etiopieren: "Gå du hen og meld Kongen, hvad du har set!" Da kastede Etiopieren sig til Jorden for Joab og ilede af Sted. |
| Dutch | En Joab zeide tot Cuschi: Ga heen, en zeg den koning aan, wat gij gezien hebt; en Cuschi boog zich voor Joab, en liep heen. |
| Finnish | Sitten Jooab sanoi eräälle etiopialaiselle: "Mene ja ilmoita kuninkaalle, mitä olet nähnyt". Niin etiopialainen kumarsi Jooabille ja lähti juoksemaan. |
| French | Et Joab dit Cuschi: Va, et annonce au roi ce que tu as vu. Cuschi se prosterna devant Joab, et courut. |
| German | Aber zu Chusi sprach Joab: Gehe hin und sage dem König an, was du gesehen hast. Und Chusi neigte sich vor Joab und lief. |
| Hungarian | Monda azonközben Joáb Kúsinak: Eredj el, mondd meg a királynak, a mit láttál; és meghajtá magát Kúsi Joáb elõtt, és elszaladt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian Yoab berkata kepada budaknya seorang Sudan, "Pergilah memberitahukan kepada raja apa yang telah kaulihat." Budak itu sujud menyembah lalu pergi dengan berlari. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu kata Yoab kepada Kusyi: Pergilah engkau, persembahkanlah kepada baginda barang yang telah kaulihat itu. Maka menyembahlah Kusyi kepada Yoab lalu pergi. |
| Maori | Katahi ka mea a Ioapa ki te Kuhi, Haere, korerotia ki te kingi tau i kite ai. Na ka piko iho te Kuhi ki a Ioapa, a rere ana. |
| Norwegian | Derefter sa Joab til kusitten*: Gå og meld kongen hvad du har sett! Og kusitten bøide sig for Joab og sprang avsted. # <* en etioper blandt Davids folk.> |
| Portuguese | Disse, porém, Joabe ao cuchita: Vai tu, e dize ao rei o que viste. O cuchita se inclinou diante de Joabe, e saiu correndo. |
| Rumanian | Wi Ioab a zis lui Cuwi: ,,Du-te wi vestewte kmpqratului ce ai vqzut.`` Cuwi s`a knchinat knaintea lui Ioab, wi a dat fuga. |
| Swedish | Därefter sade Joab till en etiopier: "Gå och berätta för konungen vad du har sett." Då föll etiopiern ned för Joab och skyndade därpå åstad. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Cushy" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cashy, cauchy, Caughie, Cesky, cochy, conshi, coshi, crushy, csy, Culsh, cush, Cushie, Custy, fushy, lushy, ushi, Yusshy. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cushy" (pronounced kuh"shē) |
| 3 | -uh" sh ē | bushy, pushy. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-h-s-u-y" | |
-1 letter: such, yuch. | |
-2 letters: shy. | |
-3 letters: sh, uh, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-h-s-u-y" | |
+2 letters: chylous, chymous, cushily, scyphus, slouchy, smutchy. | |
+3 letters: chutneys, cushiony, lecythus, squelchy. | |
+4 letters: ayahuasca, cultishly, currishly, hypocaust, puckishly, slouchily, staunchly. | |
+5 letters: ayahuascas, churlishly, cliquishly, coryphaeus, countryish, crushingly, cubbyholes, eurythmics, hydraulics, hypercubes, hypocausts, keypunches, picayunish, squirarchy, unchastely, unchastity. | |
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