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hygge.

A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʊɡə/UK/ˈhuːɡə/UK/ˈhjuːɡə/UK
  1. A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.

    UK · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Danish hygge, Norwegian Nynorsk hygge or Norwegian Bokmål hygge.

adj/ˈhʊɡə/UK/ˈhuːɡə/UK/ˈhjuːɡə/UK
  1. Cosy, convivial.

    UK
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Danish hygge, Norwegian Nynorsk hygge or Norwegian Bokmål hygge.

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