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
  1. grauenvoll awful, gruesome, terrible, horrifying; cruelly, horribly, ghastly adj C1
  2. heiter cheerful, light-hearted; fair (weather) adj C1
  3. gefällig pleasing, pleasant; accommodating adj C1
  4. gesundheitlich health; sanitary, hygienic adj C1
  5. lebensgefährlich extremely dangerous, life-threatening (dangerous enough potentially to result in death,… adj C1
  6. gleichgültig indifferent; unimportant adj C1
  7. zart tender; delicate adj C1
  8. abscheulich abominable, hideous; abhorrent, detestable adj C1
  9. angeschlagen chipped; beleaguered adj C1
  10. verdrängt suppressed, repressed; ousted, displaced, supplanted adj C1
  11. weggerannt runaway, escaped adj C1
  12. zivil civil; civilian adj C1
  13. leidenschaftlich passionate; passionately adj C1
  14. hessisch Hessian (of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany) adj C1
  15. ausgeschrieben written out; advertised for sale adj C1
  16. herausragend outstanding; prominent, jutting adj C1
  17. umkämpft embattled, contested adj C1
  18. grundlos without solid ground or floor; unfounded, groundless adj C1
  19. lose loose, slack adj C1
  20. pervers perverse, morally perverted; pervy, kinky, sexually perverted or deviant adj C1
  21. moralisch moral; morally adj C1
  22. landesweit nationwide, national; statewide, on the level of Bundesland adj C1
  23. außerordentlich extraordinary (not ordinary), exceptional; outside of a set plan or order adj C1
  24. lautlos soundless, silent adj C1
  25. immun immune adj C1
  26. simpel simple, plain (not extravargant); simple, straightforward, easy (not complicated or… adj C1
  27. spielerisch whimsical, playful adj C1
  28. veranlasst initiated, arranged adj C1
  29. liebevoll loving; affectionate adj C1
  30. bewährt established, reliable; proven, tried and tested adj C1
  31. unterstellt insinuated; assumed adj C1
  32. vielfältig diverse, varied; manifold adj C1
  33. zeitnah soon, timely; current, contemporary, zeitgeisty adj C1
  34. ungestört undisturbed adj C1
  35. unterdrückt oppressed; suppressed, repressed adj C1
  36. ungeschickt clumsy, awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dexterous adj C1
  37. detailliert detailed adj C1
  38. gelaunt in a certain mood (specified by adverbs ranging from good to bad) adj C1
  39. geraum containing much space, considerable (large in amount); lasting some time adj C1
  40. sachlich objective, factual; objectively, factually adj C1
  41. gewillt willing adj C1
  42. zäh not easily yielding, resilient; tough, tenacious, dogged adj C1
  43. erfreulich pleasant, pleasing adj C1
  44. wahrhaftig true, real, veracious; really, actually adj C1
  45. bereinigt adjusted; revised adj C1
  46. tendenziell tendential adj C1
  47. entzückt enchanted, thrilled, delighted, charmed adj C1
  48. spurlos without a trace, traceless adj C1
  49. beschämt ashamed adj C1
  50. lästig tiresome; annoying adj C1
  51. nordamerikanisch North American adj C1
  52. zurückliegend supine; ago (gone by) adj C1
  53. offline offline adj C1
  54. verwöhnt spoiled / spoilt adj C1
  55. chemisch chemical adj C1
  56. gegnerisch opposing, opponent's (belonging to the opposing team or party; especially in sports and… adj C1
  57. kommerziell commercial adj C1
  58. liberal liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms; libertarian; liberal in the traditional… adj C1
  59. depressiv depressive adj C1
  60. selig very or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such happiness; beatific adj C1

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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