Cosiness, charm, happiness, contentedness, security, familiarity, comfort, reassurance, kinship, or simpleness?

The Danes have a word for it: hygge (pronounced hue-guh).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There’s a lovely, slightly more detailed, explanation of it here.  I’m already smitten.

You might also be interested in Gary Cattermole’s article, Workplace hygge: how to embrace it.