Langeweile

/ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə/

die noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. boredom

    Built from lange (long) + Weile (while).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

ennui

ennui is the French word for the same thing — both mean "boredom."

Portuguese

tédio

tédio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "boredom."

Practice

1 What does Langeweile mean?

2 Fill the gap: Aus ___ schaltete er den Fernseher ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Langeweile?

See also

noun

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