gefühlvoll

/ɡəˈfyːlfɔl/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. sensitive

    Built from Gefühl (feeling) + -voll (-ful).

Made of

  • Gefühl feeling
  • -voll -ful

Similar words

empfindlich

gefühlvoll means "full of feeling" — emotionally expressive or heartfelt, e.g. a gefühlvoll song; empfindlich means easily affected or touchy, often in a reactive or negative sense.

sensibel

gefühlvoll means "full of feeling" — emotionally expressive or heartfelt; sensibel means emotionally perceptive and empathetic, in general.

feinfühlig

feinfühlig describes being tactful and perceptive of nuance; gefühlvoll means "full of feeling" — emotionally expressive or heartfelt.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

sensível

sensível is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sensitive."

Practice

1 What does gefühlvoll mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er spielte ___ Klavier.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gefühlvoll?

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