gezellig

Meaning

having an inviting and friendly ambiance; cozy, nice, pleasant, sociable

Concepts

cozy

intimate

homy

cosy

close

comfortable

snug

social

gregarious

inmost

innermost

personal

homey

pleasant

gemütlich

convivial

sociable

friendly

merry

festive

sociably

festively

merrily

comfortably

cozily

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
ge‧zel‧lig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈzɛ.ləx/
Etymology

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

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