gemütlich

as in cheerful

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Adjective
  • Here’s a cheerful fringed umbrella that looks a lot more expensive than its $72 price tag.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
  • Sparkling with Champagne-like bubbles, a bready, light body and a clean, faintly bitter finish, this cheerful beer is ideal for a sunny summer afternoon.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • After years of a legal battle where both sides won key judgments, officials chalked up the apparently amiable end to new personalities at the top of each agency.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • The performances were too amiable and not particularly satirical (much like the real-life Harris’s own appearance on the show).
    Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • But the cheery outlook might not hold if unpredictability remains the norm.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Giselle, a cheery woman in her forties from Yorkshire, England, asked.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Once a company is comfortable aligning with a trend, plan the pivot strategy.
    Parna Sarkar-Basu, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • As of Sunday afternoon, the Tigers have a comfortable 9-game lead in the AL Central.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Monologuing for an hour and a half is no walk in the park, but the genial A-lister tackles the task at hand with aw-shucks charisma and confidence.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • This very genial revue struggles to find its rhythm, especially in the first half.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • The boat staff is congenial and knowledgeable, so don’t hesitate to ask it about island history or to take a picture of you and your crew lounging on the deck.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Wendt starred as Norm on every episode of the show’s 11 seasons; Norm is a barfly of the highest manner, both congenial and running up an extremely high tab.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • While the absurd shenanigans are fun, the real joy is watching a delightful del Toro and refreshing Threapleton navigating the oddly heartfelt family reconnection.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • Barack Obama is the most unbelievably delightful man.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Willem Dafoe as Rat in Fantastic Mr. Fox Willem Dafoe has delicious fun voicing Rat, the sinister security guard who menaces Fox and his cohorts.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
  • The Five-Star Weekend centers on Hollis Shaw (Garner), a famed food influencer known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 June 2025
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“Gemütlich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gem%C3%BCtlich. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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