Ｗhat is the difference between くつろぐ and のんびり?


These words were used in a chat, according to jisho.org both terms mean being
relaxed or taking it easy. How do you use them?




They belong to different word classes. のんびり is an adverb and suru-verb, and
くつろぐ is a verb on its own. That means のんびり (without する) and くつろぐ are never
interchangeable.

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here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T5nh6.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T5nh6.jpg)

The difference between のんびり **する** and くつろぐ is small and they are mostly
interchangeable. But くつろぐ tends to refer to relaxing physically (e.g., in a
sofa, doing almost nothing). のんびりする tends to refer to mentally feeling
relaxed, not being pressed for time. You can say のんびりする even when mild
physical activities are involved (e.g., ハワイでダイビングやドライブをしながらのんびり過ごした).




They belong to different word classes. のんびり is an adverb and suru-verb, and
くつろぐ is a verb on its own. That means のんびり (without する) and くつろぐ are never
interchangeable.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T5nh6.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T5nh6.jpg)

The difference between のんびり **する** and くつろぐ is small and they are mostly
interchangeable. But くつろぐ tends to refer to relaxing physically (e.g., in a
sofa, doing almost nothing). のんびりする tends to refer to mentally feeling
relaxed, not being pressed for time. You can say のんびりする even when mild
physical activities are involved (e.g., ハワイでダイビングやドライブをしながらのんびり過ごした).

