0 a Danish word for a quality of cosiness (= feeling warm, comfortable, and safe) that comes from doing simple things such as lighting candles, baking, or spending time at home with your family:
1 having the quality of cosiness (= feeling warm, comfortable, and safe):
After all, both strong social connections and many of the indulgent foods associated with hygge -- such as chocolate, coffee and wine -- are mood boosters.
Winter is the most hygge time of year.
The most striking thing about hygge, though, might be how its proponents tend to take prosperity for granted.
What kind of hygge is happening in real time?
Hygge, pronounced "hoo-gah," is a bit of a polysemy.
Hygge encourages its practitioners to shelter, cluster, and enclose.
That's where the ever-important hygge comes in.
