hygge
/ˈhʊɡə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "According to this now vast popular literature, the creation of an atmosphere of hygge is aided by gløgg (mulled wine), meatballs and cardamom buns."
- "‘So, where are they all? What's everyone doing?’ ‘They're getting hygge,’ she tells me, making a noise that sounds a little like she has something stuck in her throat."
- "[Emma Jane] Unsworth describes how “late at night, after video calls with the East Coast of America, she often stayed on as a host, alone, in those abandoned Zoom rooms, her own face staring back at her, the glow of the ring-light as hygge as any wood-burning stove, sipping a glass of something moderately alcoholic, feeling a dystopian peace …”"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: hygge
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈhʊɡə/
Usage
- British usage
- Uncountable
Inflected Forms
more hygge (comparative)
most hygge (superlative)