gemütlich

American  

[guh-moot-lik, -moot-, guh-myt-likh] / gəˈmut lɪk, -ˈmʊt-, gəˈmüt lɪx /

Or gemuetlich

adjective

1. comfortable and pleasant; cozy.

   Synonyms:

   pleasant, comfortable, agreeable

2. friendly; easygoing.

   Synonyms:

   relaxed, approachable, affable, amiable

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gemütlich British  

/ ɡəˈmyːtlɪç /

adjective

1. having a feeling or atmosphere of warmth and friendliness; cosy

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Etymology

Origin of gemütlich

First recorded in 1850–55; from German; late Middle High German gemüetlich, equivalent to gemüet(e) ( German Gemüt ) “mind, mentality” (collective derivative of mut, Old High German muot “courage, spirit”; mood ¹ ) + -lich -ly

Example Sentences

The production, spryly directed by Barry Heins, takes place on a gemütlich set by Evan A. Bartoletti that looks like Vermont through a Laura Ashley filter.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t want to feel gemütlich,” he said, using the German word for cozy.

From New York Times

It is gemütlich in German and gezelligheid in Dutch; in English, you might say “smelly candles”.

From The Guardian

Yet there are no gemütlich touches.

From The New Yorker

The Germans call it gemütlich, the Dutch, gezelligheid.

From The Guardian