Polyglot Dictionary

handfest

/ˈhantˌfɛst/

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. solid, robust

    Built from Hand (hand) + fest (firm).

    • Er hat handfeste Beweise.

      He has solid evidence.

Made of

  • Hand hand
  • fest firm

Similar words

fest

Fest is the plain word for firm or solid; handfest is stronger and more colloquial, "robust" or "solid" in a tangible, no-nonsense way.

Practice

1 What does handfest mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches handfest?

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