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hygge

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈhʊɡə/
  • UK: /ˈhuːɡə/
  • UK: /ˈhjuːɡə/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Cosy, convivial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish hygge, Norwegian Nynorsk hygge or Norwegian Bokmål hygge.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: hygge — cosiness, conviviality
  • Dutch: gezelligheid — cosiness, conviviality
  • Dutch: hygge — cosiness, conviviality
  • Finnish: hygge — cosiness, conviviality
  • French: hygge — cosiness, conviviality
  • German: Gemütlichkeit — cosiness, conviviality
  • German: Wohligkeit — cosiness, conviviality
  • Hungarian: meghittség — cosiness, conviviality
  • Italian: accoglievolezza — cosiness, conviviality
  • Korean: 휘게 (hwige) — cosiness, conviviality
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hygge — cosiness, conviviality
  • Polish: hygge — cosiness, conviviality
  • Russian: хю́гге (xjúgge) — cosiness, conviviality
  • Serbo-Croatian: udobnost — cosiness, conviviality
  • Swedish: gemyt — cosiness, conviviality
  • Swedish: trevnad — cosiness, conviviality
  • Swedish: mys — cosiness, conviviality
  • Swedish: hygge — cosiness, conviviality