# fur

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɜː/ · frequency rank #6,789

## Definitions
1. The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
2. The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
3. An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
4. A garment made of fur.
5. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
6. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
7. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
8. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
9. One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures, such as ermine and vair.
10. Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
11. A furry, a member of the furry fandom.
12. Human body hair, especially when abundant.
13. Pubic hair.
14. Sexual attractiveness.

## Etymology
From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“a case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”).
The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **FW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fw)
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fy)
- **FYI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fyi)
- **fut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fut)
- **fury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fury)
- **fuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fuse)
- **fuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fuss)
- **fuzz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-fuzz)
- **furs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-furs)
- **furry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fur-vs-furry)
- **f** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fur)
- **fi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fi-vs-fur)
- **fa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fa-vs-fur)
- **FL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fl-vs-fur)
- **FM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fm-vs-fur)
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fe-vs-fur)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fu-vs-fur)
- **FF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ff-vs-fur)
- **FB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fb-vs-fur)
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fo-vs-fur)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fur