Similar words
folgsam
gehorsam means obedient in a more formal, often hierarchical sense — obedience to authority; folgsam
Similar in other languages
French
obéissant
obéissant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "obedient."
Portuguese
obediente
obediente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "obedient."
Practice
1 What does gehorsam mean?
obedient
blue
tricky
for payment
obedient
2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ist sehr ___.
aufgebracht
jämmerlich
gehorsam
Full sentence: Der Hund ist sehr gehorsam. (The dog is very obedient.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gehorsam?
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Colloquial
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Positive
Word fingerprint: Register: colloquial. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: positive.
gradable attributive + predicative
gehorsam: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.