Polyglot Dictionary

Geselligkeit

/ɡəˈzɛlɪçkaɪt/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. conviviality, sociability

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

The pleasure of being together with others; a key word in how Germans describe the social warmth of the Christmas season.

Practice

1 What does Geselligkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Weihnachten steht für ___ und Wärme.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geselligkeit?

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