Polyglot Dictionary

Vergänglichkeit

/fɛɐˈɡɛŋlɪçkaɪt/

die 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. transience, impermanence

    • Der Herbst erinnert uns an die Vergänglichkeit des Lebens.

      Autumn reminds us of the transience of life.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A literary, philosophical word often evoked by autumn imagery — the fleeting, impermanent nature of things, not used when talking about everyday objects.

Practice

1 What does Vergänglichkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Herbst erinnert uns an die ___ des Lebens.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vergänglichkeit?

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