Polyglot Dictionary

Zärtlichkeit

/ˈtsɛːɐ̯tlɪçkaɪ̯t/

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

Forms

plural
die Zärtlichkeiten

Meaning

  1. tenderness

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Zuneigung

Zuneigung is affection in general, a warm feeling toward someone; Zärtlichkeit is tenderness, a gentler, often more physical expression of it.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ternura

ternura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tenderness."

Portuguese

ternura

ternura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tenderness."

Practice

1 What does Zärtlichkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie behandelte ihn mit ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zärtlichkeit?

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