Polyglot Dictionary

Gestalt

/ɡəˈʃtalt/

die 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 Gestalten

Meaning

  1. figure, shape (especially a person's silhouette or form)

    • Eine dunkle Gestalt stand vor der Tür.

      A dark figure stood in front of the door.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Statur

Gestalt is a person's overall figure or silhouette; Statur specifically means their build or physique (tall, stocky, etc.).

Similar in other languages

English

chassis

Close — a figure/shape (especially a silhouette) relates to a chassis (frame).

English

shape

Close — figure, shape relates to a shape.

Practice

1 What does Gestalt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine dunkle ___ stand vor der Tür.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gestalt?

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