Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,381–1,440
Words 1,381 to 1,440 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- schweizerisch Swiss
- unbegründet groundless, unfounded, baseless, unwarranted
- selbstsüchtig selfish
- traumhaft dreamlike, belonging in a dream; dreamy, attractive, gorgeous
- obdachlos homeless
- meilenweit miles-wide (for miles)
- irisch Irish; Irish (language)
- silbern silver-colored
- kompakt compact
- mühelos effortless
- ratlos clueless; at a loss
- blendend brilliant, splendid, terrific, superb
- bisexuell bisexual
- ausgiebig extensive, copious, abundant; thorough
- gell shrill; emphasis and question marker particle; asks for confirmation; right?; eh?; isn't…
- klinisch clinical; clinically
- künstlerisch artistic
- befugt authorized
- verschuldet indebted
- überführt transferred; transformed, converted
- nobel noble, honourable
- gekoppelt coupled, linked
- bewundernswert admirable
- ausschlaggebend decisive, crucial
- schmeichelhaft flattering
- intim intimate
- unfreundlich unfriendly
- nahtlos seamless; seamlessly, smoothly
- getarnt camouflaged, masked, concealed, in disguise
- fatal fatal, having serious consequences, severe; embarrassing, awkward, causing predicament
- mitverantwortlich co-responsible; responsible along with others
- robust robust
- ungleich dissimilar, different; unequal
- überglücklich overjoyed
- ungelegen inconvenient, inopportune
- primitiv primitive
- verschwommen vague, fuzzy; blurred
- konstruiert artificial; constructed
- medial medial
- nächtlich nightly, per night; nocturnal (taking place at the night)
- vermischt mixed, blended, intermingled
- grundgütig fundamentally good
- autonom autonomous
- geizig ungenerous; stingy; cheap (greedy to keep one’s own for oneself; unwilling to share);…
- flüssig fluid, liquid, molten; fluent (proficient in a language)
- atemberaubend breathtaking, awe-inspiring, stunning, staggering, jaw-dropping, spectacular
- kontraproduktiv counterproductive
- nachweislich demonstrable, verifiable
- herzlos heartless, unfeeling; acardiac
- Sankt Saint: title given to a saint
- eigenhändig with one's own hand; handmade, handwritten; with one's own hand, single-handedly
- ambulant ambulant; outpatient
- schlapp weak, lacking vigour, weary, exhausted; slack, flabby, limp
- gutaussehend good-looking, handsome, attractive
- dreist bold, brash, audacious, impudent (without respect or restraint)
- unbezahlbar unaffordable; priceless, invaluable
- finster dark; gloomy, lowering
- komfortabel well appointed, especially with mod cons; relatively luxurious, amply sufficient;…
- ungeschehen unhappened, never happened; undone
- sowjetisch Soviet
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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