Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Warm and cozy / Harmonious: Describes an atmosphere, typically of a home or family, that is filled with happiness, affection, and peaceful intimacy. It conveys a sense of emotional warmth, comfort, and sweet togetherness.
   • Intimate and united: Refers to a state of perfect union and close, affectionate bonds between people, often within a family unit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gia đình họ rất đầm ấm. (Their family is very warm and harmonious.)
  • Bữa cơm tối diễn ra trong không khí đầm ấm. (The dinner took place in a warm and cozy atmosphere.)
  • Họ sống với nhau thật đầm ấm. (They live together in perfect, intimate union.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used to describe social and emotional environments, especially those involving close relationships like family, loved ones, or very dear friends. It is a deeply positive term evoking ideal domestic happiness.

Variants and Related Words

• Ấm áp (adj): warm (can describe physical temperature or emotional warmth, but is less specific to family intimacy than ).
• Hạnh phúc (adj): happy (a more general term for happiness).
• Hoà thuận (adj): harmonious, peaceful (emphasizes lack of conflict).

Synonyms

• Cozy
• Harmonious
• Intimate
• Happy and united

Related Idioms

• Đầm ấm sum vầy: to be warmly reunited and gathered together (often used during holidays like Tết).
  • Mọi người trở về quê để có cái Tết đầm ấm sum vầy. (Everyone returns home to have a warm and reunited Tet holiday.)

adj

1. happy; sweet