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gemütlich

/ɡəˈmytlɪç/ US
/ɡəˈmutlɪk/
/ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/ UK

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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.

adjective more gemütlich · gemütlicher · most gemütlich · gemütlichest · gemuetlich · gemutlich

Comfortable, cosy, pleasant. [She] takes splendid care of her husband, and looks after their five-room apartment, with its gemütlich mélange of plump hassocks and squashy chairs and cream-colored lace window curtains.
Friendly, genial, cheerful, easy-going. My mother, being gemütlich by nature, would, I believe, have loved to dispense with servants altogether.

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adj cosy

Deutsch	gemütlich
Ελληνικά	αναπαυτικός anapaftikós, άνετος ánetos
Русский	ую́тный ujútnyj

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@misc{gemu_tlich_2026,
  title = {gemütlich},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gem%C3%BCtlich},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}