schleierhaft

/ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐhaft/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. mysterious, baffling

    Built from Schleier (veil) + -haft.

    • Es ist mir völlig schleierhaft, wie das passieren konnte.

      It's a complete mystery to me how that could happen.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

inexplicable

inexplicable is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mysterious, baffling, inexplicable."

Practice

1 What does schleierhaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es ist mir völlig ___, wie das passieren konnte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schleierhaft?

See also

adjective

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