gediegen

sterling / high quality

English meaning: sterling / high quality
CEFR level: German C1 vocabulary list
Dictionary: German words with G

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gediegen in a sentence

Das ist eine gediegen gefertigte Statue.
This is a sterling-made statue.

Comparative and superlative

gediegen → gediegener → am gediegensten

Where gediegen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch gedigen, althochdeutsch gidigan, Entwicklung der Bedeutung unklar, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert :vom Grunde her das Partizip zu gedeihen

Words that go with gediegen

abdankento abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)die Abduktionabduction / inference to best explanation das Abendlandwestern world / occident abgrundtiefabysmal / fathomless die Ablagerunga deposit / deposition (geology)das Ablebena demise / passing die Abriegelunga lockdown die Absetzunga (court) deposition der Absolutismusabsolutism / unrestrained power die Absonderungseparation / isolation / segregation die Abstraktionabstraction / abstract art die Absurditätabsurdity / logical contradiction

Questions about gediegen

What is the comparative of gediegen?

gediegen → gediegener → am gediegensten.

What does gediegen mean in English?

gediegen means "sterling / high quality". For example: "Das ist eine gediegen gefertigte Statue." — "This is a sterling-made statue."

What level is gediegen in German?

gediegen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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