German C1 Feelings & Character Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Feelings & Character vocabulary at C1 level — 473 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
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473 C1 · Feelings & Character words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| aberwitzig | crazy (wenig benutzt) | — |
| abgeklärt | calm | — |
| die Abgeklärtheit | composure | — |
| abgöttisch | idolatrous | — |
| der Abschaum | scum | — |
| die Ahnungslosigkeit | cluelessness | — |
| ahnungsvoll | foreboding | — |
| akribisch | meticulous | — |
| altklug | precocious(ly) = having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual | — |
| andächtig | reverent / pious / in prayer | — |
| anfachen | to inspire / arouse / fan | — |
| die Angemessenheit | appropriateness | — |
| angstvoll | anxiously | — |
| die Anhänglichkeit | clingingness | — |
| anmaßend | presumptuous | — |
| anmutig | graceful | — |
| ansehnlich | impressive / considerable / handsome | — |
| apathisch | apathetic | — |
| die Arglist | cunning | — |
| der Argwohn | suspicion / wariness | — |
| argwöhnisch | suspicious / wary | — |
| die Arroganz | arrogance | — |
| aschfahl | ashen / ashy | — |
| die Askese | asceticism | — |
| aufbrausen | outburst | — |
| aufopferungsvoll | self-sacrificing | — |
| aufwallen | to surge up / bubble up | — |
| ausschweifend | debauched / extravagant = indulging in or characterized by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; dissolute | — |
| die Ausstrahlung | charisma / radiation / emission (wenig benutzt) | — |
| das Backpfeifengesicht | a face that needs a slap | — |
| bedächtig | deliberate / reflective (wenig benutzt) | — |
| das Bedrängnis | distress / torment | — |
| bedrückt | depressed | — |
| die Befangenheit | bias / conflict of interest | — |
| die Befindlichkeit | state of being / condition | — |
| beflissen | eager / zealous / studious | — |
| begehren | to covet / desire / crave | — |
| begehrlich | covetous | — |
| beglücken | to make happy | — |
| begünstigen | to favor | — |
| begütigen | to appease / pacify / placate | — |
| beklommen | uneasy / anxious | — |
| die Beklommenheit | apprehensiveness / trepidation | — |
| belesen | well-read | — |
| besorgt | concerned | — |
| bestürzen | to dismay / upset / shock | — |
| die Betriebsamkeit | an active nature / activity | — |
| die Betroffenheit | affectedness | — |
| betrüben | to sadden / distress | — |
| bezaubern | to enchant | — |
| biedermeierlich | Biedermeier | — |
| bittersüß | bittersweet | — |
| die Blamage | disgrace (wenig benutzt) | — |
| bockig | obstinate | — |
| die Bosheit | malice / wickedness / nastiness | — |
| debil | foolish | — |
| die Disposition | predisposition / tendency | — |
| durchleben | to experience | — |
| durchmachen | to endure | — |
| durchschauen | insight | — |
| durchtrieben | cunning / crafty / scheming | — |
| edelmütig | high-minded / noble | — |
| ehrenhaft | honorable | — |
| die Ehrerbietung | deference / respect | — |
| die Ehrfurcht | awe / reverence | — |
| der Eigenbrötler | loner / lone wolf / oddball | — |
| die Eigennutz | selfishness / self-centeredness | — |
| der Einfallsreichtum | ingenuity / imaginativeness | — |
| der Einflussfaktor | factor of influence | — |
| einfühlsam | sympathetic | — |
| die Eingebung | inspiration (wenig benutzt) | — |
| einnehmend | charming | — |
| die Eitelkeit | vanity | — |
| eklatant | striking / blatant / flagrant | — |
| die Empfindsamkeit | sensitivity | — |
| emsig | busy / industrious / bustling | — |
| engherzig | narrowminded / illiberal (wenig benutzt) | — |
| entbehren | to be deprived / lack | — |
| entgeistert | aghast / dumbfounded | — |
| enthemmen | to unleash | — |
| entrückt | transported / enraptured | — |
| entschwinden | to vanish | — |
| entsetzen | to horrify / appall | — |
| die Entwurzelung | uprooting/displacement | — |
| die Ergebenheit | devotion / submissiveness | — |
| ergehen | to endure / fare | — |
| ergötzen | to delight / regal | — |
| erhaben | sublime / exalted | — |
| die Erhabenheit | illustriousness | — |
| erliegen | to succumb / be the victim of | — |
| ermatten | to weary | — |
| ermutigen | to encourage | — |
| erobern | to conquer | — |
| erpicht | keen / eager | — |
| das Erstaunen | amazement | — |
| erstaunlich | remarkable | — |
| erweichen | to soften | — |
| erzürnen | to incense / anger | — |
| die Externalisierung | externalization | — |
| die Extrovertiertheit | extroversion | — |
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