Polyglot Dictionary

behaglich

/bəˈhaːklɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. cosy

    Built from be- ((intens.)) + hag (comfort) + -lich (-ly).

    • Das Zimmer ist behaglich.

      The room is cosy.

Made of

  • be- (intens.)
  • hag comfort
  • -lich -ly

Similar words

gemütlich

behaglich and gemütlich are close synonyms for "cosy, comfortable," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

English

cozy

cozy is the English word for the same thing — both mean "cosy."

English

comfortable

Close — cosy relates to comfortable.

Practice

1 What does behaglich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Zimmer ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches behaglich?

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