Polyglot Dictionary

bescheiden

/bəˈʃaɪdn̩/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. modest

    • Er ist trotz des Erfolgs bescheiden geblieben.

      He has remained modest despite his success.

Similar words

demütig

Demütig is humble in a deeper, almost reverent sense (humbling oneself); bescheiden is the everyday word for modest, unassuming.

Similar in other languages

French

modeste

modeste is the French word for the same thing — both mean "modest."

Portuguese

modesto

modesto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "modest."

Practice

1 What does bescheiden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist trotz des Erfolgs ___ geblieben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bescheiden?

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