Polyglot Dictionary

langweilig

/ˈlaŋvaɪ̯lɪç/

adjective A1

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 Neutral

Meaning

  1. boring

    Built from lang (long) + Weile (a while) + -ig — literally "making the time feel long."

Made of

  • lang long
  • Weile a while

Similar words

uninteressant

Close synonyms for "boring, uninteresting."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aburrido

aburrido is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "boring."

French

ennuyeux

ennuyeux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "boring."

Practice

1 What does langweilig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Film war ziemlich ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches langweilig?

See also

adjectivecompoundcore-vocabulary

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