Meaning of gezellig | Babel Free

Definitions

Having a pleasant, cozy, or sociable atmosphere; inviting and convivial.

Examples

“The Team's collective sense of responsibility was expended in the effort to create a gezellig environment for the children and one another. … This list is typical of the insight the Team had into the learnings buried inside the expressive arts they fostered. Though they talked often of their desire to maintain a gezellig environment in the school, and took great pain as well as pleasure in doing it, the goal of gezelligheid served other ends as well.”

“I’m told there’s a Dutch word that captures this spirit, which doesn’t translate exactly into English. But let me say that my first visit to the Netherlands has been truly gezellig.”

“Consistently excellent and inventive food in a very relaxed and gezellig environment.”

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