Polyglot Dictionary

Genuss

/ɡəˈnʊs/

der noun B1

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
die Genüsse

Meaning

  1. enjoyment, pleasure

    • Der Kuchen war ein wahrer Genuss.

      The cake was a real pleasure.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Vergnügen

Genuss is more sensory or culinary, like enjoying food or wine; Vergnügen is more general fun or amusement.

Practice

1 What does Genuss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Kuchen war ein wahrer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Genuss?

See also

noun

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