Polyglot Dictionary

selbstbewusst

/ˈzɛlpstbəˌvʊst/

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 Positive

Meaning

  1. self-confident

    • Sie ist sehr selbstbewusst.

      She is very self-confident.

Similar words

selbstsicher

selbstbewusst and selbstsicher are close synonyms for "self-confident"; selbstbewusst leans slightly toward self-awareness, selbstsicher toward certainty and confidence.

Similar in other languages

English

confident

Close — self-confident relates to confident.

French

confiant

Close — self-confident relates to confident (confiant).

Practice

1 What does selbstbewusst mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches selbstbewusst?

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