adj
Meaning 1
Comfortable, cosy, pleasant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gemütlich
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Pronunciation
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US: /ɡəˈmytlɪç/
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/ɡəˈmutlɪk/ anglicized
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Received-Pronunciation: gəmütʹlĭᴋʜ
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/
adj
Meaning 2
Friendly, genial, cheerful, easy-going.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German gemütlich, from Middle High German gemüetlich, from gemüet (“mind, mentality”) + -lich (“-ly”), equivalent to Gemüt (“mind, soul”) + -lich (“-ly”). More at mood, -ly.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: hyggelig — cosy
- Dutch: gezellig — cosy
- Esperanto: komforta — cosy
- Esperanto: gemuta — cosy
- Esperanto: ujutna — cosy
- German: gemütlich — cosy
- Greek: αναπαυτικός (anapaftikós) — cosy
- Greek: άνετος (ánetos) — cosy
- Ancient Greek: ἀναπαυτικός (anapautikós) — cosy
- Ancient Greek: ἄνετος (ánetos) — cosy
- Polish: przytulny — cosy
- Russian: ую́тный (ujútnyj) — cosy
- Slovak: útulný — cosy
- Swedish: hemtrevlig — cosy
- Swedish: gemytlig — cosy