willkürlich

/ˈvɪlkyːɐ̯lɪç/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. arbitrary

    • Die Entscheidung war willkürlich.

      The decision was arbitrary.

Similar words

beliebig

Beliebig means "any, whichever you like" — a neutral, free-choice sense; willkürlich has a more negative connotation of capriciousness, like an arbitrary, unjustified decision.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

arbitrario

arbitrario is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "arbitrary."

Portuguese

arbitrário

arbitrário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "arbitrary."

Practice

1 What does willkürlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Entscheidung war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches willkürlich?

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