Pronounced: uh-LOCK-thuh-nuhs, adj
Notes: Quite a mouthful; I didn’t know that there was a word that meant what this word means
Yesterday’s word
The word gemutlich means “cozy; comfortable; pleasant; friendly”
First usage
This word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
If you thought that this word looked German, you were right: it comes from the German word gemüetlich (cozy; comfortable; pleasant); the root of this word is Gemüt (nature; mind, soul).
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