Polyglot Dictionary

geistreich

/ˈɡaɪ̯stʁaɪ̯ç/

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

Meaning

  1. witty

    Built from Geist (ghost) + reich (rich).

    • Er ist ein geistreicher Gesprächspartner.

      He is a witty conversationalist.

Made of

  • Geist ghost
  • reich rich

Similar words

witzig

geistreich is more sophisticated, an intellectual kind of wit; witzig is more general, simply "funny, witty."

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