gezellig

Sentences
An user
Een   openhaard   kan   enorm   gezellig   zijn .

A fireplace can be extremely cosy.

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An user
Ze   hebben   een
🅰️
  gezellig   tuintje .

They have a cozy garden.

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Meaning

  1. having an inviting and friendly ambiance; cozy, nice, pleasant, sociable, convivial
  2. (archaic) inclined to seek the company of others

Concepts

cozy
intimate
homy
cosy
close
comfortable
gregarious
snug
social
friendly
gemütlich
sociable
homey
convivial
inmost
innermost
comfortably
merrily
merry
personal
pleasant
sociably
cozily
festive
festively
Synonyms

knus
C2
vertrouwelijk
C1
innig
31k
intiem
C1
gezellige
C2
knusse
41k
gemoedelijk

gregarieus

gemakkelijk
B1
huiselijk
C2
sociaal
C1
uitgaand
29k
comfortabel
C1
Translations

gemütlich
innig
intim
vertraulich
vertraut
intime
íntimo
acogedor
douillette
douillet
intimo
accogliente
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈzɛ.ləx/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
gesellich
Cognate with German
German
gesellig
In summary

From Middle Dutch gesellich, equivalent to gezel + -ig. Cognate with German gesellig.

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