Gemütlich

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ɡəˈmytlɪç/

• RP enPR: gÉ™mütʹlĭĸʜ, IPA: /ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/

Alternative forms

• gemuetlich
• gemutlich

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

1. 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.
2. Friendly, genial, cheerful, easy-going.

Related terms

• Gemütlichkeit