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hyggelig 

Cozy, homy, delightfully intimate, a genial moment or thing, often at home with candle lights and warm blankets.
"Nu er det hyggeligt" (Now, it's cozy! - Upon lighting two candles and opening up a box of chocolates, while watching your favorite movie under thick blankets)
Coziness; contentment with the simple pleasures of life; Vita T.
Let's light some candles and make it feel very hygge in this room.
hygge by Busro May 30, 2018
A Danish word (pronounced HU-guh) meaning social coziness. I.e. the feeling of a good social atmosphere.
This kickback is hygge.
hygge by scapermoya March 31, 2009
Word of the Day on February 1, 2020
Pronounced hoo-gah. A Danish word that describes a situation in which people feel content and relaxed. Hygge usually suggest an informal, pleasant sit-down with friends, a relaxing stroll, etc. The term isn't normally used to describe intense activities or ones that rely on materialistic things.

The fact that hygge does not have a proper translation to almost any language, is often taken to suggest that it's a deep and unique part of Danish culture, that foreigners find hard to grasp.
Danish person: Hey, you're invited to hygge at my place tomorrow!
Tourist: What's on the agenda? getting drunk? board games? a movie? a meal?
Danish person: Umm.. no.
Hygge by dotanrs August 8, 2019
This is a Danish word with no direct translation, but it seems to mean something like that feeling when there are a few of you in a room playing board games at Christmas. It's a sort of combination of coziness and companionship and happiness and warmth, and it would be a lovely word to get into English.
This week I ma going to Hygge with my family.
Hygge by speak2ana November 16, 2016
It's a Danish idea which means to be happy and feel cozy during the winter. Also known as the Art of Happiness.
Pronounce it like "hoo-ga".
Winter brings holidays, snow and Christmas. The perfect season for feeling hygge!
Hygge by Lasanra December 10, 2016
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