Polyglot Dictionary

Laune

/ˈlaʊ̯nə/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Launen

Meaning

  1. mood

    Often in "gute/schlechte Laune haben" (to be in a good/bad mood).

    • Er hatte heute schlechte Laune.

      He was in a bad mood today.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Humor

Close — mood and humor overlap, as in "good humor" meaning good mood.

Similar in other languages

French

humeur

humeur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mood."

Practice

1 What does Laune mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hatte heute schlechte ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Laune?

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