Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,081–1,140
Words 1,081 to 1,140 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- grauenvoll awful, gruesome, terrible, horrifying; cruelly, horribly, ghastly
- heiter cheerful, light-hearted; fair (weather)
- gefällig pleasing, pleasant; accommodating
- gesundheitlich health; sanitary, hygienic
- lebensgefährlich extremely dangerous, life-threatening (dangerous enough potentially to result in death,…
- gleichgültig indifferent; unimportant
- zart tender; delicate
- abscheulich abominable, hideous; abhorrent, detestable
- angeschlagen chipped; beleaguered
- verdrängt suppressed, repressed; ousted, displaced, supplanted
- weggerannt runaway, escaped
- zivil civil; civilian
- leidenschaftlich passionate; passionately
- hessisch Hessian (of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany)
- ausgeschrieben written out; advertised for sale
- herausragend outstanding; prominent, jutting
- umkämpft embattled, contested
- grundlos without solid ground or floor; unfounded, groundless
- lose loose, slack
- pervers perverse, morally perverted; pervy, kinky, sexually perverted or deviant
- moralisch moral; morally
- landesweit nationwide, national; statewide, on the level of Bundesland
- außerordentlich extraordinary (not ordinary), exceptional; outside of a set plan or order
- lautlos soundless, silent
- immun immune
- simpel simple, plain (not extravargant); simple, straightforward, easy (not complicated or…
- spielerisch whimsical, playful
- veranlasst initiated, arranged
- liebevoll loving; affectionate
- bewährt established, reliable; proven, tried and tested
- unterstellt insinuated; assumed
- vielfältig diverse, varied; manifold
- zeitnah soon, timely; current, contemporary, zeitgeisty
- ungestört undisturbed
- unterdrückt oppressed; suppressed, repressed
- ungeschickt clumsy, awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dexterous
- detailliert detailed
- gelaunt in a certain mood (specified by adverbs ranging from good to bad)
- geraum containing much space, considerable (large in amount); lasting some time
- sachlich objective, factual; objectively, factually
- gewillt willing
- zäh not easily yielding, resilient; tough, tenacious, dogged
- erfreulich pleasant, pleasing
- wahrhaftig true, real, veracious; really, actually
- bereinigt adjusted; revised
- tendenziell tendential
- entzückt enchanted, thrilled, delighted, charmed
- spurlos without a trace, traceless
- beschämt ashamed
- lästig tiresome; annoying
- nordamerikanisch North American
- zurückliegend supine; ago (gone by)
- offline offline
- verwöhnt spoiled / spoilt
- chemisch chemical
- gegnerisch opposing, opponent's (belonging to the opposing team or party; especially in sports and…
- kommerziell commercial
- liberal liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms; libertarian; liberal in the traditional…
- depressiv depressive
- selig very or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such happiness; beatific
Common questions
How many German adjectives should I know?
This list holds 2,207 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 197 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the adjective forms included?
Yes. Where the adjective forms them, the comparative and superlative are listed, including the irregular ones and the umlauted stems.
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