Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,141–1,200
Words 1,141 to 1,200 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- göttlich divine, godly
- arg bad; intense
- vorsorglich precautionary, preventative; provident
- unzureichend inadequate, insufficient, deficient
- giftig poisonous; venomously
- sonderbar strange, odd
- hartnäckig obstinate, stubborn; indelible
- chancenlos chanceless
- sofortig immediate (without any intervening time)
- erneuerbar renewable, sustainable
- edel noble (having a noble character); noble (being a member of the nobility)
- unbemerkt unnoticed, unseen, unobserved
- deprimierend depressing, dismal, melancholic
- diplomatisch diplomatic
- morgig tomorrow's, of tomorrow
- nachfolgend successive, following, subsequent
- dotiert doped; endowed
- originell original (fresh, different)
- signifikant significant (having noticeable effect)
- biologisch biological (of biology); organic (of food or food products)
- raffiniert refined; clever, cunning
- unangebracht inappropriate, unseemly
- etlich several, a bunch, a number, a good deal
- unvorstellbar unimaginable
- ehrgeizig ambitious
- verschüttet spilt, spilled
- kaltblütig cold-blooded
- norwegisch Norwegian (of or pertaining to Norway, its people or its language); the Norwegian language
- pur pure, mere, sheer (nothing other than); pure (not mixed with another ingredient)
- zärtlich tender (fond, loving, gentle, sweet); tenderly
- aufwendig elaborate; expensive, costly, lavish
- instabil unstable (not properly fixed, likely to fall); unstable, unsteady, labile, variable
- oberflächlich superficial
- libysch Libyan (of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language)
- eingefroren frozen; icebound
- defensiv defensive
- konkurrenzfähig competitive
- sonstig (any/all) other
- unerhört unheard of, unknown, not hitherto heard or found; tremendous; enormous; immense
- inoffiziell unofficial
- abrufbar available, accessible, retrievable
- inakzeptabel unacceptable
- vorrangig paramount; priority; overriding
- angetrieben driven, propelled, powered
- mexikanisch Mexican
- zerbrechlich breakable, fragile
- liebenswürdig likable, kind
- chaotisch chaotic
- befindlich perceptible, sensible, perceivable; located, situated
- spaßig funny; comical
- offenkundig overt, obvious, manifest; apparent
- spezifisch specific; unique
- beliebig any, whichever, arbitrary (selected at will among options considered equal for this…
- weltgrößte largest / greatest in the world
- flüchtig fleeting; superficial, hasty
- endlos endless
- publik publicly known, no longer private, secret
- unbesiegbar invincible
- öffentlich-rechtlich public, public service
- herausgestellt exposed
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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