Polyglot Dictionary

heiter

/ˈhaɪ̯tɐ/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive

Meaning

  1. cheerful; fair (weather)

    • Es wird heiter bis wolkig.

      It will be fair to cloudy.

Similar words

sonnig

Heiter is cheerful (mood or fair weather); sonnig is literally sunny, and figuratively describes a "sunny," cheerful disposition — the same idiom as in English.

Similar in other languages

French

content

Close — cheerful relates to glad, pleased (content).

English

optimistic

Close — optimistic relates to cheerful (heiter).

Practice

1 What does heiter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es wird ___ bis wolkig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches heiter?

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