Gemütsmensch
warm-hearted, feeling-oriented person
noun ge-MUETS-mensh Rare
Also means
easy-going, emotionally driven person
Usage Note
Gemütsmensch describes someone who is guided more by feelings than by reason — a warm, emotionally responsive person. It is usually complimentary, implying a genuinely kind and good-natured character, though it can imply lack of practical edge.
Examples
"Als Gemütsmensch fiel es ihr schwer, kühle Entscheidungen zu treffen."
Natural Translation
As a feeling-oriented person it was hard for her to make cool-headed decisions.
Literal Translation
As soul-person fell it her hard cool decisions to make.
Related Words
- Abgeklärtheit serenity, mature composure, detached calm
- Anmaßung presumption, arrogance, overstepping
- Aufgeschlossenheit open-mindedness, receptiveness
- Bedachtheit deliberateness, thoughtful care, circumspection
- Begeisterungsfähigkeit capacity for enthusiasm
- Beharrungsvermögen tenacity, perseverance
- Beharrungswille persistence, determination to persist
- Beherrschtheit self-control, composure
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