Polyglot Dictionary

gewandt

/ɡəˈvant/

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. skilful, agile

    • Er ist ein gewandter Redner.

      He is a skilful speaker.

Similar words

fachkundig

Close — expert and skilful overlap in describing competence.

Similar in other languages

French

adroit

Close — skilful/agile relates to adroit.

French

habile

habile is the French word for the same thing — both mean "skilful, skilled."

Practice

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