Polyglot Dictionary

Denkweise

/ˈdɛŋkˌvaɪ̯zə/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Denkweisen

Meaning

  1. way of thinking, mentality

    Built from denken (think) + Weise (manner).

    • Seine Denkweise ist sehr logisch.

      His way of thinking is very logical.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • denken think
  • Weise manner

Similar words

Mentalität

Denkweise and Mentalität are close synonyms for "way of thinking, mentality," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

English

manner

Close — a way of thinking relates to a manner.

English

direction

Close — a way of thinking relates to a direction.

Practice

1 What does Denkweise mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine ___ ist sehr logisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Denkweise?

nouncompound

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