Polyglot Dictionary

trostlos

/ˈtʀoːstloːs/

adjective B2

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

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Meaning

  1. bleak, desolate, dismal

    Built from Trost (comfort) + -los (-less, without — the same productive suffix as arbeitslos, "unemployed", or hilflos, "helpless") — literally "comfortless".

Made of

  • Trost comfort
  • los -less, without (suffix)

Usage notes

Often used for weather, landscapes or emotional states; literally "without comfort."

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