Polyglot Dictionary

besänftigend

/bəˈzɛnftɪɡn̩t/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

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Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. soothing

    Built from besänftigen (to soothe) + -end (-ing).

Made of

  • besänftigen to soothe
  • -end -ing

Similar words

bequem

Close — comfortable and soothing overlap.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

calmante

calmante is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "soothing."

French

apaisant

apaisant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "soothing."

Practice

1 What does besänftigend mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches besänftigend?

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