gemütlich

as in cheerful

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Adjective
  • Plus, their cheerful blooms and tall stems ensure these flowers will be a striking addition to any landscape.
    Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Washington earlier this month abruptly suspended military aid to Ukraine following a heated exchange between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, just hours after the cheerful TSMC ceremony.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Onstage, Wood is unhurried, an amiable man who, despite being 46, has the countenance of a churchgoing grandfather who still starches his Sunday suit.
    Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Jerry Eisenberg, the amiable animator known for his contributions to The Jetsons, The Peter Potamus Show, Wacky Races, Fangface, Spider-Man cartoons, Scooby-Doo movies and so much more, has died.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico With its blue cobblestoned streets and homes splashed with cheery pastel colors, Old San Juan is a flaneur’s paradise.
    Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This episode takes place entirely inside a children’s mental-health facility, which seems both intentionally cheery and notably depressing.
    Marah Eakin, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The skies are clear, the humidity is lower and the temperatures are comfortable, especially in northern regions like Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Choose from 31 colors and patterns, and enjoy the flowy material that one shopper called lightweight, comfortable, and easy to pack.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As Frank, De Niro is all genial shrugs and winces, chattering in a recognizable lower register and grinning his classic jowly grin.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The sinking feeling is real when: Our otherwise genial neighbor up north is contemplating cutting electricity to our northeastern states, even considering closing their crude oil valve to our refineries.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Far from being mere congenial partnerships, most nineteenth- and twentieth-century alliances were complex and multipurpose arrangements used by great powers to restrain, control, and influence other purportedly friendly states.
    Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
  • President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is the congenial dealmaker for the very brash dealmaker-in-chief.
    Axios, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Baez was a delightful guest this week in late night.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Here are a few delightful spring activities to try in the next few weeks, from spotting migrant birds in your backyard to building your own container garden.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Thanks to its unique design, the Dutch oven’s lid doubles as a 10.25-inch cast-iron skillet that can easily be used to make your favorite cornbread, delicious cobblers, hot dips for parties, and much more.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The event will feature live rockabilly and early rock & roll music, delicious light bites, live plein air painters, an auction and more.
    Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Gemütlich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gem%C3%BCtlich. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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