Definitions
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- adjective Warm and congenial; pleasant or friendly.
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- adjective
Comfortable ,cosy ,cozy ,pleasant . - adjective
Friendly ,genial ,cheerful ,easy-going .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[German, from Middle High German gemüetlich, from gemüete, spirit, feelings, from Old High German gimuoti : ga-, gi-, collective n. pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + from muot, mind, spirit, joy; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
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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.
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asativum commented on the word gemütlich
German word for which there is ostensibly no (good) English equivalent. Something like pleasant, but more gemütlich.
July 3, 2008