mollig
chubby
Describes a person in a friendly way as slightly overweight or rounded. The term has a softer and more positive connotation than 'dick' (fat).
EXAMPLE
Sie hat eine sympathische, mollige Figur.
She has a likable, chubby figure.
mollig
chubby / cozy
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Meanings
mollig
cozy and warm
Describes a pleasant, comfortable warmth. It is often used to describe the temperature in a room, a bed, or clothing.
EXAMPLE
Im Winter mache ich es mir mit einer Decke auf dem Sofa mollig warm.
In winter, I make myself cozy and warm on the sofa with a blanket.
Usage tips
Context clue
You can recognize the meaning of 'mollig' (chubby/cozy and warm) from the context. If it refers to a person, it means 'rundlich' (rounded/chubby). If it refers to a room, a bed, or clothing, it means 'angenehm warm' (pleasantly warm).
EXAMPLE
Die Katze ist ein bisschen mollig geworden.
The cat has become a bit chubby.
Register and style
When 'mollig' (chubby) describes a person, it is a friendly and gentle euphemism. It has a clearly more positive and softer connotation than the direct word 'dick' (fat).
EXAMPLE
Das Baby hat süße, mollige Bäckchen.
The baby has sweet, chubby cheeks.
Typical collocation
In the meaning 'warm', 'mollig' (cozy) is very often used together with 'warm' as an intensifier: 'mollig warm' (cozy and warm). This combination emphasizes especially pleasant and comfortable warmth.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Bad war sie in eine Decke eingewickelt und hatte es mollig warm.
After the bath, she was wrapped in a blanket and felt cozy and warm.
Usage pattern
A typical construction is 'es sich (mollig) warm machen' (to make oneself cozy and warm). This describes the act of creating a cozy and warm atmosphere for oneself.
EXAMPLE
An kalten Winterabenden mache ich es mir zu Hause gerne mollig.
On cold winter evenings, I like to make myself cozy at home.
Compare with
mollig vs warm
warm
Warm and mollig can both describe a pleasant temperature. Warm mainly refers to the elevated temperature, while mollig additionally emphasizes a cozy, comfortable feeling and is often used with a room, bed, or clothing. Use warm neutrally and mollig when the warmth feels especially cozy.
mollig
Unter der dicken Decke war es im Bett mollig.
It was cozy and warm in bed under the thick blanket.
warm
Das Zimmer ist warm, weil die Heizung seit einer Stunde läuft.
The room is warm because the heating has been on for an hour.
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