geheuer

safe; comfortable; uncanny (usually used in negation 'ungeheuer')

English translations

  1. 01

    confidential

  2. 02

    secret

Word details

German meaning
Geheuer bedeutet, dass etwas vertraut, angenehm oder beruhigend ist.
English meaning
Comfortable means that something is familiar, pleasant, or reassuring.
Synonym
vertraut, angenehm
German example
Die Atmosphäre in dem kleinen Café war mir sofort geheuer.
English example
The atmosphere in the small cafe was immediately comfortable to me.

Example sentences with “geheuer”

  1. Das war mir nicht geheuer. (That didn't feel right to me.)

Frequently asked questions

Is 'geheuer' used alone?

Rarely; it is almost exclusively used in negative constructions like 'nicht geheuer'.