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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessnug
/snʌɡ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Comfortable, warm, and cozy; well protected from the weather or cold.
"We felt nice and snug by the fireside." - 2
Fitting closely, sometimes tightly.
"The jacket is a nice snug fit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'neat, trim'): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian and dialect Swedish snugge 'to crouch, nestle'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "snug" is said worldwide
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blotti
Transliteration: blotti
"Il était bien blotti dans son lit."
gemütlich
Transliteration: gemuetlich
"Wir machten es uns gemütlich."
accogliente
Transliteration: accogliente
"La stanza era calda e accogliente."
acogedor
Transliteration: acogedor
"La cabaña era muy acogedora."
aconchegante
Transliteration: aconchegante
"O quarto estava aconchegante."
आरामदेह
Transliteration: aramdeh
"यह कमरा बहुत आरामदेह है।"
温暖舒适的
Transliteration: wēn nuǎn shū shì de
"我们在炉火旁感到十分温暖舒适。"
아늑한
Transliteration: aneukhan
"그 방은 아늑하고 따뜻했다."
居心地の良い
Transliteration: igokochi no yoi
"私たちは暖炉のそばで居心地よく過ごした。"
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