bezeichnend

/bəˈtsaɪ̯çnənt/

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. characteristic

    Built from bezeichnen (to denote) + -end (-ing).

    • Das ist bezeichnend für ihn.

      That is typical of him.

Made of

  • bezeichnen to denote
  • -end -ing

Similar words

charakteristisch

Bezeichnend is often used to say something is telling or revealing of a situation; charakteristisch is more neutrally descriptive, a defining trait.

Similar in other languages

English

symptomatic

Close — characteristic relates to symptomatic.

Practice

1 What does bezeichnend mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist ___ für ihn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bezeichnend?

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