Polyglot Dictionary

schön

/ʃøːn/

adjective, adverb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

adje Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Positive

Forms

comparative
schöner
superlative
am schönsten

Meaning

  1. beautiful, lovely

  2. nice, pleasant — in everyday good wishes

    • Schönes Wochenende!

      Have a nice weekend!

    • Danke schön.

      Thank you very much.

  3. all right, fine — signalling acceptance

    spoken

    • Na schön, machen wir es so.

      All right then, let's do it that way.

Similar words

lieblich

Lieblich is lovely/sweet, often said of something small or charming; schön is the general, everyday word for beautiful.

umwerfend

Schön is the everyday word for beautiful; umwerfend is much stronger, "stunning," something that bowls you over.

Similar in other languages

English

picturesque

Close — beautiful, lovely relates to picturesque.

Spanish

bonito

schön and Spanish bonito both mean pretty or beautiful, used broadly for people, places and things.

Practice

1 What does schön mean?

2 Fill the gap: Was für ein ___ Tag!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schön?

Synonyms

  • hübsch
  • wunderbar
  • herrlich

Opposites

  • hässlich

See also

Usage notes

Reachable at both /de-en/schön/ and /de-en/schoen/.

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