besonnen

/bəˈzɔnən/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. level-headed

    • Er blieb besonnen.

      He stayed level-headed.

Similar words

einsichtig

Einsichtig is being reasonable, willing to accept reason or correction; besonnen is level-headed, composed in how one acts generally.

Similar in other languages

English

reasonable

Close — reasonable relates to level-headed (besonnen).

Practice

1 What does besonnen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er blieb ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches besonnen?

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