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''Gemütlichkeit'' () describes a space or state of warmth, friendliness,〔http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gem%C3%BCtlichkeit〕 and good cheer. Other qualities include coziness, peace of mind, belonging, well being, and social acceptance. The term is most commonly associated with the tenor of a German beer garden.〔(GEMÜTLICHKEIT The German Beer Garden Tradition Experiences A Resurgence )〕 ==History and etymology== ''Gemütlichkeit'' derives from ''gemütlich'', the adjective of ''Gemüt'', which means "heart, mind, temper, feeling" expressed by (and cognate with) English ''mood''. The German abstract noun ''Gemütlichkeit'' has been adopted into English. The current meaning of the word derives from its use in the Biedermeier period. By the second half of the 19th century, it also became associated with a set of traits supposedly unique to Germans and German culture. In the United States, the city of Jefferson, Wisconsin uses the phrase: "''The Gemütlichkeit City''" as its motto. The word can be used in descriptions of holidays.〔 * (Gemütlichkeit ) PONS Online-Dictionary〕 In the 1973 English contract law case ''Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd'', a holidaymaker sued after not receiving the ''Gemütlichkeit'' promised by the promotional literature for a package holiday to the Swiss Alps. The communal connotations of ''Gemütlichkeit'' are also emphasized in some uses of the term. For example, one academic described it as a tradition of "public festivity" (in the form of a "mixture of music, food, and drink"), which "promote() community solidarity." The Harlem Renaissance was then cited as of how a sense of ''Gemütlichkeit'' arises from a "mix of music, art and politics in service of community consciousness".〔 ''Gemütlichkeit'' has been appropriated at least once to describe the tenor of an economic era rather than spirit of a social gathering. In analysing the "inflation dampening effects of globalization" a Georgia Southern University professor wrote that certain U.S. economic trends could "spell an end of the Gemütlichkeit — a situation in which cheap labor and money abroad as well as ever-increasing productivity at home had permitted an uninterrupted spell of controlled growth in overall prices". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gemütlichkeit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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