fluff

fluff

noun

Definition of FLUFF

1

a soft airy substance or covering <self-consciously picked the fluff off his sweater as he answered the officer's questions>

Synonyms down, floss, fluff, fur, lint, nap, pile

Related Words batting

2

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy <the flustered newscaster's fluffs included a mispronunciation of the town's name>

Synonyms blunder, bobble, boob [British], boo-boo, brick, clanger [British], clinker, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip

Related Words bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall; foul-up, snafu; misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding

Near Antonyms accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness; inerrancy, infallibility, perfection