Polyglot Dictionary

Müßiggang

/ˈmyːsɪçɡaŋ/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. idleness

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Literarisches, leicht altmodisches Wort für Nichtstun; kann negativ (Faulheit) oder positiv (verdiente Ruhe) gemeint sein.

Practice

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