Polyglot Dictionary

hässlich

/ˈhɛslɪç/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. ugly

    • Das ist ein hässliches altes Gebäude.

      That's an ugly old building.

Similar words

grotesk

Close — grotesque and ugly overlap.

grässlich

Worth distinguishing: hässlich is ugly; grässlich is a more intense "hideous."

Similar in other languages

French

laid

laid is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ugly."

Portuguese

feio

feio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ugly."

Practice

1 What does hässlich mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches hässlich?

Opposites

  • hübsch
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