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a lived-in feeling

a comfortable everyday atmosphere

A lived-in feeling is a comfortable atmosphere that shows people regularly use and enjoy a place.

C1 now and then speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you like the new apartment?

Yes, it already has a lived-in feeling.

Play the conversation

Plants, photographs, and a few books gave the room a lived-in feeling.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The room gives a living atmosphere.

Say: The room gives a lived-in feeling.

Use “lived-in” for the comfortable atmosphere created by regular use.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

have a lived-in feeling; give a room a lived-in feeling

Your turn: say it out loud

Plants, photographs, and a few books gave the room a lived-in feeling.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a lived-in feeling

a comfortable everyday atmosphere

“Plants, photographs, and a few books gave the room a lived-in feeling.”

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