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gezelligheid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hygge noun A feeling of warm, cosy contentment, especially one created by simple pleasures such as candlelight, soft blankets, good food and the company of people you like.

Senses

gezelligheid is used for these senses in English:

  • Gemütlichkeit The state or fact of being gemütlich; middle-class niceness or cosiness, hospitality.
  • hygge (chiefly, UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.]

hygge — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of warm, cosy contentment, especially one created by simple pleasures such as candlelight, soft blankets, good food and the company of people you like.
  2. adjective Having the cosy, comforting quality of hygge.