Gemütlich
Pronunciation
Merriam Webster Online, anglicized IPA: /ɡəˈmutlɪk/- RP enPR: gÉ™mütʹlÄĸʜ, IPA: /ɡəˈmyËtlɪç/
Alternative forms
Origin
Borrowing from de gemütlich, from Middle High German gemüetlich, from gemüet ("mind, mentality") + -lich ("-ly"), equivalent to Gemüt("mind, soul") + -lich("-ly"). More at mood, -ly.
Full definition of gemütlich
Adjective
gemütlich
- Comfortable, cosy, cozy, pleasant.
- 1972, Robertson Davies, The ManticoreJudy told me of its charms because its gemütlich, nineteenth-century naïveté appealed strongly to her; either she was innocent in her tastes or else sophisticated in seeing in this humble little work delights and possibilities the other girls missed.
- Friendly, genial, cheerful, easy-going.