Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,921–1,980

Continuing the list — words 1,921 to 1,980 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.

  1. vernarrt infatuated adj C2
  2. äußerste outermost, uttermost adj C2
  3. entstellt disfigured, distorted, maimed, deformed; garbled adj C2
  4. ausgetreten well-worn adj C2
  5. deklariert declared, avowed, professed adj C2
  6. unschädlich harmless, innocuous adj C2
  7. jemenitisch Yemeni, of Yemen adj C2
  8. landwirtschaftlich agricultural; agrarian adj C2
  9. simuliert feigned, bogus; simulated adj C2
  10. unbeschadet unscathed, uninjured, inviolate; without prejudice to adj C2
  11. urban urban adj C2
  12. senil senile adj C2
  13. schläfrig sleepy, drowsy adj C2
  14. freudig joyful, cheerful; joyfully, cheerfully adj C2
  15. eidgenössisch confederate; Swiss adj C2
  16. fiktiv fictional adj C2
  17. mechanisch mechanical; mechanically adj C2
  18. gewissenhaft assiduous, diligent, conscientious, scrupulous, meticulous; pedantic adj C2
  19. ungebremst unrestrained adj C2
  20. unumgänglich essential; inevitable; difficult; prickly adj C2
  21. vorausgesagt predicted, foretold, forecast adj C2
  22. angebunden bound, connected adj C2
  23. demütig humble (thinking lowly of oneself) adj C2
  24. unvergesslich unforgettable adj C2
  25. fundamental fundamental adj C2
  26. oppositionell oppositional adj C2
  27. unbefristet permanent adj C2
  28. unternehmerisch entrepreneurial adj C2
  29. übermütig cocky, boisterous, overenthusiastic, jaunty, high-spirited adj C2
  30. startbereit ready to go (used for vehicles typically) adj C2
  31. rumänisch Romanian (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language); Romanian (official… adj C2
  32. bekifft stoned, baked (high on cannabis) adj C2
  33. ungeschützt unprotected adj C2
  34. zimperlich squeamish; prissy adj C2
  35. aufgearbeitet refurbished adj C2
  36. befahrbar driveable, navigable, passable, open to traffic adj C2
  37. beträchtlich substantial, considerable adj C2
  38. dubios dubious, suspicious, questionable adj C2
  39. gemäßigt moderate adj C2
  40. erhaben sublime, exalted, elevated, lordly; unassailable, above (something) adj C2
  41. unglaubwürdig incredible, unbelievable adj C2
  42. wirkungslos ineffective adj C2
  43. willig willing; willing to have sex, likely to accept sexual or amorous advances adj C2
  44. leiblich bodily, physical, now chiefly in specific contexts:; consanguine, biological adj C2
  45. abgehackt chopped off, hacked off; choppy (way of moving, etc) adj C2
  46. gebenedeit blessed adj C2
  47. unbewusst unconscious, unaware adj C2
  48. dezent discreet; tactful; unobtrusive; inconspicuous adj C2
  49. kulinarisch culinary adj C2
  50. literarisch literary adj C2
  51. todmüde dead tired adj C2
  52. inbegriffen included adj C2
  53. hämisch malicious, spiteful, hateful, derisive, gleeful adj C2
  54. organisch organic (pertaining to an organ of the body); organic (pertaining to a living organism) adj C2
  55. alljährlich annual, yearly; annually adj C2
  56. erotisch erotic; erotically adj C2
  57. elektromagnetisch electromagnetic adj C2
  58. langwierig lengthy, protracted, prolonged; lingering adj C2
  59. ehrwürdig venerable, reverend adj C2
  60. irrsinnig insane, mad; mind-boggling adj C2

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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