Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,741–1,800
Continuing the list — words 1,741 to 1,800 of 2,207, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
104
at A1
115
at A2
187
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- dahingehend to that effect, consequently
- unerwünscht undesirable, unwanted
- untergeordnet subordinate, junior; inferior, menial
- rau rough; hirsute, hairy
- volljährig of age, of legal age
- selbstlos selfless
- angekettet chained (to an object)
- börsennotiert listed (on the Stock Exchange)
- seekrank seasick
- pragmatisch pragmatic
- unmenschlich inhuman, inhumane
- erleuchtet illuminated, enlightened
- gescheit clever, intelligent, wise; reasonable, proper, decent, useful
- grafisch graphic, graphical
- unbeantwortet unanswered
- versessen crazy; fanatic, closeminded
- kleinlich petty, small-minded
- wohlhabend well off, well-to-do, wealthy, rich
- beständig constant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring; resistant
- nachtragend unforgiving, grudgy, resentful, rancorous (slow to forgive and forget; tending to harbor…
- planmäßig on schedule
- südamerikanisch South American
- verzehrt consumed
- herablassend condescending (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
- uninteressant uninteresting
- verblasst pale, discolored; grammaticalized through semantic bleaching
- exotisch exotic
- tatenlos inactive, idle
- dreijährig three-year-old
- dreistellig three-digit
- hautnah very close
- überbewertet overrated
- standhaft firm, steadfast, unwavering
- käuflich buyable, for sale, purchasable, available; venal, corrupt, bribable (willing to do…
- voreingenommen prejudicial
- rational rational
- abgelegen remote (distant or otherwise inaccessible)
- akademisch academic
- dreifach triple (made up of three matching or complementary elements)
- einschlägig relevant, pertinent, appropriate
- unbrauchbar useless; unusable; unsuitable
- geständig confessing; self-confessed, self-acknowledged
- zögerlich hesitant (tending to hesitate)
- sparsam economical, thrifty, frugal; sparingly
- wasserdicht watertight, waterproof; ironclad, incontestable, solid (impossible to contradict or…
- hohl hollow; concave; cupped
- jugendlich youthful
- furchterregend terrifying
- zweifelhaft doubtful, not certain; dubious, questionable
- kultiviert cultivated, sophisticated
- fruchtbar fertile; fruitful, prolific
- leichtfertig flippant, frivolous, thoughtless
- eifrig avid, eager, diligent, zealous
- nuklear nuclear
- allerhand all sorts of
- unecht apocryphal, fake, false, not genuine; apocryphally
- unterirdisch underground, subterranean; abysmal (extremely bad; terrible)
- unbestimmt undetermined; indefinite
- willkürlich arbitrary, random, haphazard
- unklug unwise
Common questions
How many German adjectives should I know?
This list holds 2,207 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 219 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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